Fun Facts About the Name Elior
- 195 babies named Elior: U.S. records list 195 babies given the name Elior from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Elior Mean?
Elior is a Hebrew name generally explained as "my God is light." It joins the divine element El (God) with or (light). The usual Hebrew spelling אֱלִיאוֹר can be read as Eli ("my God") plus or ("light"), following the same compound pattern as Eliezer ("my God is help"). This gives the literal sense "My God is light." Some explanations treat the first element as El alone and translate the whole as "God is light," while the customary English rendering is often "God is my light." The possessive force in the second element is not explicit in Hebrew; or itself means simply "light."
Elior Name History & Origins
Elior is formed from two long-established Hebrew elements. El is an ancient Semitic word for a deity and, in the Hebrew Bible, a common designation for the God of Israel. It appears in Israelite personal names such as Eliyahu (Elijah, "my God is YHWH") and Elisha ("my God is salvation"). Or, "light," appears in names such as Uri and Uriel (often explained as "my light is God" or "God is my light"). Elior joins these same building blocks in a different arrangement.
As a given name, Elior is used in Modern Hebrew, especially in Israel, and in Hebrew-speaking and Jewish communities elsewhere. Its feminine counterpart, Eliora, uses the same base with a feminine ending. Related names Lior and Liora also contain or, but they join it with li ("to me" or "mine") rather than Eli; they are distinct names sharing Hebrew vocabulary, not variants of Elior.
How Popular is the Name Elior?
Elior 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 2025. Its best rank was #3,204 in 2025.
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.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,204 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #3,815 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #6,293 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #6,933 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #6,109 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #5,309 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #10,038 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,347 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #9,995 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #12,610 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #9,102 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #9,938 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #11,416 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #11,485 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #11,345 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #11,055 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #11,962 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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 Elior Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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