Find out how popular the first name Eliahs has been for the last 24 years (from 1999 to 2022) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Eliahs by gender

Based on the last 24 years of data, Eliahs is exclusively a male name.

For the most recent data in 2022, there were 8 male babies and 0 female babies born with the name Eliahs.

The history of the first name Eliahs

The name Eliahs is derived from the Hebrew name Elijah, which means "my God is Yahweh". It is a variant spelling of the more common Elijah or Elias. The name has its roots in the biblical prophet Elijah, who plays a prominent role in the Old Testament.

The earliest recorded use of the name Elijah can be traced back to the 9th century BC in the Hebrew Bible. Elijah was a prophet in ancient Israel who confronted the corrupt king Ahab and challenged the prophets of the pagan god Baal. His story is recounted in the books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings.

One of the most famous bearers of the name Elijah was Elijah the Tishbite, the biblical prophet from the 9th century BC. He is revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as a great spiritual leader and miracle worker.

In the New Testament, the name Elijah appears in reference to the prophet's return before the coming of the Messiah. John the Baptist was believed by some to be the reincarnation of Elijah, though he denied this claim.

Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Eliahs or its variants. One example is Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884), a Finnish philologist, and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry, best known for compiling the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.

Another historical figure with this name is Elias Hutter (1553-1609), a German scholar and theologian who published a polyglot Bible in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin, known as the Nuremberg Polyglot Bible, in 1599.

Elias Ashmole (1617-1692) was an English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, and freemason who founded the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford, one of the world's first public museums.

Elias Boudinot (1740-1821) was an American lawyer, statesman, and president of the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783, playing a crucial role in the American Revolutionary War.

Elias Canetti (1905-1994) was a German-born British novelist, playwright, and memoirist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981 for his work exploring the human condition and the interplay between individual and society.

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