Elahi is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Elahi in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
About the Name Elahi
Elahi is holding steady in the rankings at #2254. It reached its peak of #2178 in 2022 and has maintained consistent levels since β the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been relatively new to UK records, first appearing in 2022.
Elahi is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elahi
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Elahi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Elahi in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Elahi has held a stable position around #2254 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #2178 in 2022 and has maintained consistent levels since β suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Elahi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Elahi include: Zahoor Elahi β Zahoor Elahi is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer.; Manzoor Elahi β Manzoor Elahi is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer.; Ishtiaq Elahi β Ishtiaq Elahi is an Indian cricketer..
Elahi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Elahis in the wild.
12
UK babies named Elahi (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 76 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elahi
Likely around 1 other Elahi in the class
UK Popularity (2022–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Manzoor Elahi is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer. Considered a hard-hitting batsman and a medium-pacer bowler, Elahi appeared in six Test matches and 54 One Day Internationals for Pakistan national cricket team from 1984 to 1995.
Irfan Elahi is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Khan Research Laboratories in the 2014β15 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 12 October 2014.
Chaudhry Parvez Elahi Warraich is a Pakistani politician who has served as the fifth deputy prime minister of Pakistan from 2012 to 2013, and twice as the chief minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007 and from 2022 to 2023. He has been the president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf since 2023.
Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi was a Pakistani politician from Gujrat, Punjab, British India (which became Gujrat, Pakistan). A Jat of the Warraich clan, Elahi began his career as a police constable.
Elahi Bux Soomro or Illahi Bukhsh Soomro was a Pakistani politician and legislator from Shikarpur, Sindh. He was the 16th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Elahi Hamadani (Persian: Ψ§ΩΩΫ ΩΩ Ψ―Ψ§ΩΫ) was a 17th-century Iranian-born poet in the Mughal Empire, who wrote in Persian. He is the author of two unpublished works, a tazkira (collection of biographies) of 400 poets from between the 14thβ16th centuries and a divan (collection of poems) numbering around 5,000 verses.