Elijah

Elijah meaning

Elijah is an international and Christian boy's name of Hebrew origin.

Yah is God; my God is the Lord

Also used to mean: my God is Yahweh, the Lord is my God

Elijah is the Hebrew name ʾĒlîyyāhû, made of ʾēl, "God", and Yāh, a short form of the divine name. Brown-Driver-Briggs gloss it "Yah is God", and Strong's Concordance (H452) lists it for the great prophet of the Books of Kings and a few other men. In 1 Kings Elijah confronts King Ahab and the prophets of Baal, and he is later taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire. The New Testament calls him Elias, and the Quran names him Ilyās among the messengers. Eli and Elias are related names, and Elijah is easy for Indian families to say.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew, H452 · entry אֵלִיָּהוּ ʾĒlîyyāhû · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H452, Eliyyah (Bible Hub) · Quran 37:123 (quran.com)

Famous namesakes

• Elijah, prophet of Israel (1 and 2 Kings)

Popularity abroad

• #7 United States, boys 2025 (up 1 from 8 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #23 England and Wales, boys 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Elijah · Eliyahu · Elija

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