Eleah Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Eleah

Pronunciation: ee-LEE-uh

Gender Girl
GIRLS RANK
#6,916
TREND
399

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of girls named Eleah in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Eleah

  • 326 babies named Eleah: U.S. records list 326 babies given the name Eleah from 1880 through 2025.

What Does the Name Eleah Mean?

Eleah has no securely documented meaning of its own. A plausible explanation treats it as an English spelling of Elia, a form of Elijah used in Italian and other languages. Elijah derives from Hebrew Eliyahu, a theophoric name meaning 'Yahweh is God' or 'my God is Yahweh.' If Eleah is a variant of Elia, it shares that meaning. The final -h is a common English spelling convention and does not by itself prove a Hebrew origin, so the name may also be an independent spelling.

Eleah Name History & Origins

The name behind Elia is the biblical prophet Elijah, called Eliyahu in Hebrew. The name passed into Greek as Elias and Latin as Elias; Italian uses Elia, while Spanish commonly uses Elías. English speakers have adopted Elia and respelled it in various ways, and Eleah appears to belong to that English spelling tradition rather than to the ancient Hebrew, Greek, or Latin forms. There is little separate historical documentation for Eleah itself, so its exact path into English use is unclear.

How Popular is the Name Eleah?

Eleah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #6,889 in 2009.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Eleah Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.

Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.

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