Boy
Elias
Rooted in Greek, Elias is a boy's name that means "Greek/Hebrew form of Elijah". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. Its single strongest year on record was 2017.
GreekGreek/Hebrew form of Elijah
EtymologyMeaning "the Lord is my God"
Births by decade
1900s
254
1910s
1,144
1920s
1,766
1930s
1,365
1940s
1,227
1950s
1,553
1960s
1,772
1970s
2,985
1980s
4,497
1990s
8,887
2000s
19,649
2010s
29,808
Peaked in the 2010s · 74,907 total U.S. births since 1900