Eliyohu
The Hebrew name meaning "The Lord is my God"
Name Census estimates that about 121 living Americans carry the first name Eliyohu. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eliyohu today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eliyohu births was 1997 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eliyohu. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eliyohu with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
121
~ 1 in 2,832,680 Americans
Peak year
1997
8 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,150
Tracked since 1980
Census
Eliyohu in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 187 people with the first name Eliyohu, which placed it at #40,012 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#40,012
National first-name rank
People counted
187
187 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
100.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eliyohu
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eliyohu is White at 100.0%. These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Eliyohu described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Eliyohu at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White100.0% · 187
Popularity
Eliyohu: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eliyohu from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 41 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Eliyohu remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eliyohu by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eliyohu during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eliyohus live
Origin
Meaning and history of Eliyohu
The name Eliyohu has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is a variation of the name Elijah, which is derived from the Hebrew words "El" meaning "God" and "Yahweh" meaning "Jehovah" or "the Lord." Eliyohu can be translated to mean "My God is Yahweh" or "The Lord is my God."
One of the earliest and most notable references to the name Elijah (and by extension, Eliyohu) can be found in the Hebrew Bible, where Elijah was a prophet of Israel during the 9th century BCE. He is revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as a powerful prophet who performed miracles and stood up against idolatry.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Eliyohu or its variations. One of the earliest recorded examples is Eliyohu ben Shlomo Zalman, a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist and Talmudic scholar from Krakow, Poland (1512-1586).
Another notable figure was Eliyohu Montalto (1567-1616), a Jewish physician and philosopher who served as the personal physician to Pope Sixtus V and later converted to Catholicism, taking the name Elia Montalto.
In the 18th century, Eliyohu ben Shlomo Zalman, also known as the Vilna Gaon (1720-1797), was a renowned Lithuanian rabbi, Talmudist, and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of Jewish law and Kabbalah.
The 19th century saw the birth of Eliyohu Moshe Montefiore (1784-1885), a British financier, philanthropist, and one of the most influential Jews of his time, known for his efforts to support Jewish communities around the world.
In more recent history, Eliyohu Goldratt (1947-2011) was an Israeli business management guru and the pioneer of the Theory of Constraints, a widely adopted approach to improving organizational performance.
These are just a few examples of the many notable individuals throughout history who have borne the name Eliyohu, reflecting its deep roots in Hebrew culture and its enduring significance within Jewish tradition and beyond.
People
Eliyohu + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eliyohu as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with E
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FAQ
Eliyohu: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eliyohu?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 121 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eliyohu going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,832,680 US residents.
Is Eliyohu a common name?
We classify Eliyohu as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 123 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eliyohu most popular?
The single biggest year for Eliyohu was 1997, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eliyohu is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eliyohu in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 187 people with the name Eliyohu, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,012 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Eliyohu in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Eliyohu?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eliyohu appears almost entirely male. Of the 194 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Eliyohu?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eliyohu is White at 100.0%. These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Eliyohu most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Eliyohu in the 2020 Census, accounting for 100.0% (187 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Eliyohu in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eliyohu a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eliyohu in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Eliyohu still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eliyohu in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Eliyohu can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Eliyohu?
Want to know how many people have the name Eliyohu? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.