Eliora
Eliora was the 914th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 287 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,285 places. More babies were named Eliora in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning my God is light · Hebrew
Say it el-ee-OR-uh /ˌɛliˈɔrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #914 girls, up 1,156 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 287girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025287 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,672babies recorded
What does the name Eliora mean?
Eliora is a modern Hebrew girls' name, built from eli 'my God' and or 'light' with a feminine -a ending, so 'my God is light'. It is formed like Liora, 'my light', and the element Eli- 'my God' appears in many biblical names such as Eliezer. The name does not occur in the Bible and Wiktionary has no entry for it, so this reading rests on its transparent Hebrew parts rather than on a dictionary entry for the name.
אֵלִי (Hebrew, “my God”)אוֹר (Hebrew, “light”)
How sure is this? Probable. No dictionary entry for the name itself; the meaning follows from its Hebrew elements.
Related names: Liora, Elior, Leora.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean light.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'אור' (Hebrew section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'ליאורה' (Hebrew section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Eliezer', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Hebrew Bible, Exodus 18:4 (the element Eli- 'my God'), Hebrew text with JPS translation (via Sefaria), Sefaria
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Nicknames for Eliora
The usual nicknames for Eliora are Ellie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Eliora in the last five years, 3896 were named Ellie, against 10205 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie · also for Elisa, Elouise, Eleanor | Modern | #24 | 30,119 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Elioras go by each one.
Eliora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #914 | 287 |
| 2020 | #2,070 | 89 |
| 2010 | #6,245 | 21 |
| 2000 | #15,775 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eliora, counting every spelling?
Eliora is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #845 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #914 for Eliora on its own. Together these spellings went to 313 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliora | 287 | #914 | 773 |
| Elliora | 17 | #6,616 | 35 |
| Eliorah | 9 | #10,328 | 26 |
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 Eliora?
287 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eliora (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Eliora 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 29 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eliora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eliora?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Eliora are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 2 and 11. That makes Eliora 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.
Eliora by state
How common Eliora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (3.5×), Virginia (1.7×). In 32 states fewer than five girls 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 Eliora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eliora, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Eliora · Sibling names for Eliora
Questions about the name Eliora
What does Eliora mean?
Eliora means “my God is light” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Eliora?
Eliora was the 914th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 287 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,285 places. More babies were named Eliora in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Eliora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Eliora in the US.
Where is Eliora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eliora was most common in Maryland (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Texas.