Eliel
Eliel was the 586th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 503 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 584th; the most babies were born in 2025 (503). Over the last ten years it has moved up 834 places. More babies were named Eliel in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning my God is God (Hebrew) · Hebrew
Say it EL-ee-el /ˈɛliɛl/
- Rank in 2025
- #586 boys, up 160 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 503boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025503 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,931babies recorded
What does the name Eliel mean?
Eliel is a Hebrew name, Eli'el, which Wiktionary explains as "El is my God" or "my God is El," from eli, my God, and El, God. Several minor figures in the Hebrew Bible bear it, including a clan chief of Manasseh named in 1 Chronicles 5:24. Wiktionary records it as a boys' name of biblical origin. In the US it has been used since 1975.
אֱלִיאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “my God is El”)אֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “God”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Elijah, Eli, Eliezer.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Eliel' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- 1 Chronicles 5:24, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Eliel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 9 since 2024.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #586 | 503 |
| 2020 | #746 | 325 |
| 2010 | #1,463 | 112 |
| 2000 | #3,234 | 26 |
| 1990 | #3,204 | 19 |
| 1980 | #3,691 | 11 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eliel, counting every spelling?
Eliel is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #576 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #586 for Eliel on its own. Together these spellings went to 503 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliel | 503 | #586 | 1,865 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Eliel?
503 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eliel (0.14 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eliel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 17 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eliel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eliel?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Eliel are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 16. That makes Eliel a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Eliel by state
How common Eliel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.4×), Connecticut (2.1×), Massachusetts (2.1×), Maryland (1.9×), New York (1.6×). In 19 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eliel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eliel, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Eliel · Sibling names for Eliel
Questions about the name Eliel
What does Eliel mean?
Eliel means “my God is God (Hebrew)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Eliel?
Eliel was the 586th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 503 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 584th; the most babies were born in 2025 (503). Over the last ten years it has moved up 834 places. More babies were named Eliel in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Eliel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eliel in the US.
Where is Eliel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eliel was most common in New Jersey (0.51 per 1,000 boys), followed by Connecticut and Massachusetts.