Eliya is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Eliya in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
About the Name Eliya
Eliya has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 91 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #1767 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Eliya is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Eliya
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Eliya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Eliya in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Eliya has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 91 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1767 in 2022. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Eliya 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 Eliya include: Ilana Eliya — Ilana Eliya is an Israeli singer of Kurdish descent.; Eliya Zulu — Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu is a Malawian born demographer and policy analyst who is the founder of the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP).; Eliya I of Seleucia-Ctesiphon — Eliya I (Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ) was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1028 to 1049..
Eliya does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Eliyas in the wild.
12
UK babies named Eliya (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 91 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Eliya
Likely around 1 other Eliya in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu is a Malawian born demographer and policy analyst who is the founder of the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP). He is also the organization's Executive Director.
Eliya XII was Patriarch of the Church of the East, from 1778 to 1804, with formal residence in Rabban Hormizd Monastery, near Alqosh, in modern Iraq. His birth name was Ishoyahb, and he was the elder son of priest Abraham, who was brother of the previous patriarch Eliya XI.
Eliya VI was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1558 to 1591, with residence in Rabban Hormizd Monastery, near Alqosh, in modern Iraq. In older historiography, he was designated as Eliya VI, but later renumbered as Eliya "VII" by some authors, who believed that during the period from 1558 to 1591 there were two successive Eliya patriarchs.
Eliya ibn ʿUbaid (Arabic: إيليا بن عبيد), also called Īlīyā al-Jawharī, was a theologian, philosopher, canonist and chronographer of the Church of the East. He served as the bishop of Jerusalem from 878 or 879 until 893 and then as the archbishop of Damascus.
Eliya I (Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ) was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1028 to 1049. He is also known as the author of an early grammar of Syriac written around the year 1000.