Elias
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Elias is the Greek form of Elijah, meaning “the Lord is my God” or “Jehovah is God.” In the New Testament Elias appears with Moses at the Transfiguration; Eli is a common short form and Elliot grew out of it. Namesakes include Nobel laureates Elias Canetti and Elias James Corey and sewing machine inventor Elias Howe.
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Usage of Elias in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Elias against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Elias is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Elias in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 8,837 boys were named Elias, making it the #13 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 129,263 boys have been named Elias, with the most (8,837) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Alaska, Wyoming and New Mexico.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Elias in other languages
- Elías Icelandic, Spanish
- Ilija Serbian, Slovenian
- Илья Bulgarian, Russian
- Eliasz Polish
- Elies Catalan
- Eljas Finnish
- Ilias Dutch
- Ilie Romanian
- Ilja Dutch
- Illés Hungarian
- Élie French
- Ілля Ukrainian
Elias name days
- July 12 Norway
- April 17 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Elias
There are 174 towns and villages with Elias in their name, in 16 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 106🇧🇷 Brazil 21🇲🇿 Mozambique 15🇻🇪 Venezuela 9🇱🇧 Lebanon 6🇦🇷 Argentina 2🇨🇴 Colombia 2🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Elias Fausto | São Paulo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 17,699 | Map |
| San Elías | Guanajuato, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2,200 | Map |
| Elías | Huila Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1,117 | Map |
| San Elías | Guanajuato, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 468 | Map |
| San Elias | San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 368 | Map |
| San Elías | Cajamarca Department, 🇵🇪 Peru | 189 | Map |
| San Elías | San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 101 | Map |
| San Elías | Jalisco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 96 | Map |
| San Elías | San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 57 | Map |
| San Elías | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 34 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Elias
There are 9 lakes and reservoirs with Elias in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 3🇧🇷 Brazil 2🇨🇦 Canada 2🇲🇽 Mexico 2
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| Elias Pond | Massachusetts, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Élias | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Elias | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| San Elías | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Elias P Reservoir | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lago do Elias | Amazonas, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lagoa do Elias | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Presa Plutarco Elias Calles | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| St. Elias Lake | Yukon, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Elias songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Elias in their title. The best known:
- Elias – Wolfsheim (1994)
- 3 [Tre] sånger af [Elias] Sehlstedt – Carl Gottfried Grahl
- A Francesc Elias – Agustí Causí i Marsal
- Stancer till Elias Martin. "I mina anlets drag" G-dur – Joseph Martin Kraus
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Elias
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Elias.
Elias Harris
Elias Viljanen
Fictional characters named Elias
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Elias as a pet name
FurryName has found 16 dogs named Elias in public pet registers, making it the #6,408 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (11), Toronto (2), Zurich (1). Elias as a dog name →
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