🔥Elias

ee-LIE-us; ih-LIE-us; eh-LEE-us;EH-lee-us

Greek variation of Elijah, Hebrew

"Yahweh is God"

Elias Origin and Meaning

The name Elias is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "Yahweh is God".

Strong, charismatic, and sleek, Elias has followed in the footsteps of Elijah and Eli to become a popular choice among parents today.

While it may sound cool and fresh, Elias is a name with history and substance. It is the Greek form of the name Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is God,” and was used in both the Greek New Testament and medieval tales. Elias was then given to early saints, to honor the miracles and work of the popular Biblical figure.

Revived by Puritans in the 18th century, notable namesakes include the inventor of the sewing machine, Elias Howe, writer Elias Canetti and Walter Elias Disney.

Felix Mendelssohn composed a popular oratorio named “Elias”, while Sir Walter Scott, Anthony Trollope, and Thomas Hardy all have characters called Elias in their novels, giving the name literary and classical charm.

In the US, Elias has seen significant usage from the 90’s onwards with its popularity doubling during the 2010’s. Given to over 6000 boys each year, Elias continues to climb the charts and has overtaken Eli as a go to El- choice.

While still outranked by Elijah in the US, across Europe and South America, Elias is the preferred form. Popular in Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Uruguay, and Mexico, Elias travels well. Most recently, it entered the UK Top 100 in 2022, replacing Ollie.

The name has been chosen for characters in the popular horror podcast, The Magnus Archives, Cassandra Clare’s trilogy “The Infernal Devices”, and the TV series “Person of Interest.” Elias has the celebrity seal of approval too, with singer Michael Bublé, actor Robert Downey Jr, tennis player Boris Becker and actress Barbara Becker choosing to use it for their sons.

Handsome and refined as it is, the main problem with Elias is deciding whether you want to use it, or keep Elijah, Eli, Elliot, Elio, Eliza, Elizabeth, or Elise in the running. To avoid the problem, you could go with similar but lower ranking Tobias, Linus, or Ozias.

Elias Rank in US Top 1000

# 35 in the US

Elias Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 32 on Nameberry

Elias Popularity

• 35 US 2023
• 32 Nameberry 2024
• 56 Canada 2023
• 33 Future 2028
• 96 England 2023
• 194 Scotland 2023
• 98 Australia 2022
• 80 New Zealand 2023
• 3 Germany 2023
• 65 Netherlands 2023
• 97 Spain 2023
• 35 Mexico 2021
• 11 Sweden 2022
• 6 Norway 2023
• 16 Denmark 2023
• 4 Finland 2023
• 21 Belgium 2023
• 9 Switzerland 2023
• 3 Austria 2023
• 68 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Elias

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Elias.

• Elijah
• Eli
• Silas
• Ezra
• Elliot
• Isaiah
• Jonah
• Ezekiel
• Gabriel
• Ellis
• Julian
• Cassius
• Isaac
• Tobias
• Micah
• Milo
• Jude
• August
• Sebastian
• Gideon

Famous People Named Elias

• Elias Abdulmajid brother of supermodel Iman
• Elias Becker son of tennis player and model Boris and Barbara Becker
• Elias Boudinot American politician
• Elias Breeskin Russian violinist
• Elias Bublé son of singer Michael Bublé
• Elias Canetti awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
• Elias James Corey American chemist
• Elias D'Onofrio son of actor Vincent D'Onofrio
• Elias Dayton American soldier and politician
• Elias Charles Disney Canadian businessman, father of Walt Disney
• Elias Goldberg American painter
• Elias Gottlob Haussmann German painter
• Elias Logan Harger American actor
• Elias Holl German architect
• Elias Howe American inventor of the sewing machine
• Elias Kane American politician
• Elias Koteas Greek,Canadian actor
• Elias Lindholm Swedish hockey player
• Elias ibn Mudar Arab chieftain, ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad
• Elias of Armenia Armenian religious leader
• Elias Bender Rønnenfelt Danish musician of band Iceage
• Elias Alves da Silva Brazilian football player
• Elias Toufexis Greek,Canadian actor
• Elias Wright American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era
• Exton Elias Downey son of actor Robert Downey Jr
• Walter Elias "Walt" Disney American founder of Disney

Elias in Pop Culture

• Elias Malmgren a central character in Sara B Elfgren & Mats Strandberg's "Cirkeln" trilogy
• Elias Acorn character in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series
• Elias Bogan character in Marvel Comics
• Elias Grover character in the 2006 film "Clerks II"
• Sergeant Elias Grodin character in 1986 film "Platoon"
• Elias fictional character in Panel de Pon
• Elias Ryker character in Richard K. Morgan's novel, Altered Carbon
• Elias "Eli" Thompson character on TV's "Boardwalk Empire"
• Elias Walker character in the 2013 video game "Call of Duty: Ghosts"
• Elias Ainsworth character in anime and manga "The Ancient Magus' Bride"
• Dr. Elias Huer character from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979)
• Carl G. Elias known as Elias, crime boss on TV's "Person of Interest"
• Elias Goldstein character in video game "Shall We Date?"
• Elias Story pseudonym of Isolt Sayre in J.K. Rowling's "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry"
• Elias Veturius main character in the book series "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
• Elias Bakkoush character in Norwegian TV show "Skam"
• Elias a character from the young adult books, "The Dead,Tossed Waves" and "The Dark and Hollow Places" by Carrie Ryan
• Elias a character from Jose Rizal's "Noli Me Tangere"
• Elias character in the novel Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young
• Elias Black character in the 2017 video game “Prey”
• Elias Bouchard character on "The Magnus Archives"