Elias sits comfortably in the UK charts at #69 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#69
US Rank #13
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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 โ 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 a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Elias on the register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #25, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Elias
Eliane Elias โ Eliane Elias is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger.
Elias of Dereham โ Elias of Dereham was an English master stonemason designer, closely associated with Bishop Jocelin of Wells.
Buddy Elias โ 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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elias
Unlikely. With around 738 UK babies named Elias per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Elias in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Elias is at its highest recorded position โ #69 in 2025, with 738 births. In 2020 it ranked #113.
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, Elias of Heliopolis and Blas Elias. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
738
UK babies named Elias (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.4
In a school of 600
↑ 44 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
Almost certainly the only Elias in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Elias
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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.
Elias of Heliopolis (Greek: แผฉฮปฮฏฮฑฯ; 759โ779), 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.
Elias Lรถnnrot was a Finnish polymath, physician, philosopher, poet, musician, linguist, journalist, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry.