Elias sits comfortably in the UK charts at #79 in 2024 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2024
#79
US Rank #25
About the Name Elias
Elias has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #79. The name has climbed 34 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 3 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Elias is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #25, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elias
Unlikely. With around 687 UK babies named Elias per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Elias in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Elias is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 34 places over the last five years to #79 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Elias is more popular in the US (#25) than in the UK (#79). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Elias include: Eliane Elias — Eliane Elias is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger.; Elias of Heliopolis — Elias of Heliopolis (Greek: Ἡλίας; 759–779), also called Elias of Damascus, was a Syrian carpenter and Christian martyr revered as a saint in the Eastern...; Blas Elias — Blas Elias is an American musician and drummer of the glam metal band Slaughter..
Elias ranks #25 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
687
UK babies named Elias (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.4
In a school of 600
↑ 34 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elias
Likely around 1 other Elias in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Elias of Dereham was an English master stonemason designer, closely associated with Bishop Jocelin of Wells. Elias became a Canon of Salisbury, and oversaw the construction of Salisbury Cathedral.
Bernhard Paul "Buddy" Elias was a German-born Swiss actor and president of the Anne Frank Fonds, the foundation dedicated to preserving the memory of his cousin Anne Frank.
Taslim Olawale Elias was a Nigerian jurist who served as minister of Justice and attorney-general of Nigeria from 1960 to 1966, Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1972 to 1975 and president of the International Court of Justice from 1982 to 1985. He was a scholar who modernised and extensively revised the laws of Nigeria.
Elias Charles Disney was a Canadian construction worker and entrepreneur. He was best known as the father of Roy and Walt Disney, co-founders of The Walt Disney Company.
Elias of Heliopolis (Greek: Ἡλίας; 759–779), also called Elias of Damascus, was a Syrian carpenter and Christian martyr revered as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Syriac Orthodox church. He is known from a Greek hagiography.
Elias Boudinot was an American Founding Father, lawyer, statesman, and early abolitionist and women's rights advocate. During the Revolutionary War, Boudinot was an intelligence officer and prisoner-of-war commissary under general George Washington, working to improve conditions for prisoners on both the American and British sides.
Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish polymath, physician, philosopher, poet, musician, linguist, journalist, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for synthesizing the Finnish national epic, Kalevala from short ballads and lyric poems he gathered from Finnish oral tradition during several field expeditions in Finland, Russian Karelia, the Kola Peninsula and Baltic countries.