Will my child share the name Eliyah with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Eliyah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Eliyah in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Eliyah becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Eliyah is at its highest recorded position — #1,584 in 2025, with 19 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,042.

Is Eliyah a good choice for a distinctive name?

Eliyah 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.

Is Eliyah a popular baby name in the United States?

Eliyah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

👧 Girl's name 💎 Relatively Unique UK #1584

Eliyah

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Eliyah is a distinctive choice, ranked #1584 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Eliyah in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#1584

About the Name Eliyah

2024 marks Eliyah's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #1672. The name has climbed 370 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2002.

Eliyah is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Eliyah in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Eliyah

Shimun X Eliyah — Shimun X was Patriarch of the Shemʿon line of primates of the Church of the East, from c. 1600 to c.

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.