Fun Facts About the Name Elizah
- More than 1 thousand babies named Elizah: U.S. records list 1,385 babies given the name Elizah from 1880 through 2025. Even 570 boys received the name Elizah.
What Does the Name Elizah Mean?
Elizah is a respelled form of Eliza, the English short form of Elizabeth. Elizabeth descends through the Greek Elisabet (Ἐλισάβετ) and the Latin Elisabeth from the Hebrew name Elisheva (אֱלִישֶׁבַע), built from el, meaning "God," and a second element traditionally understood as an oath. The customary translation is "God is my oath," and the alternative rendering "my God is abundance" also appears in reference works. The final -h in Elizah is a spelling variation that gives the name a scriptural look; it does not point to a different root or a second language of origin.
Elizah Name History & Origins
The Hebrew Elisheva appears in the Bible as the name of Aaron's wife. The Greek form Elisabet belongs to the mother of John the Baptist in the New Testament, and that figure kept the longer name in wide use across Christian Europe. English received the name through Old French Elisabeth, and by the sixteenth century English speakers had shortened it to Eliza, using it both as a familiar form and as a name in its own right.
The spelling Elizah follows a pattern found in other English biblical names that end in a sounded -ah, such as Hannah, Sarah, and Deborah. It has been used as a feminine given name in English-speaking countries, most often as an alternate spelling of Eliza rather than as a distinct name with its own lineage.
How Popular is the Name Elizah?
Elizah recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2017. Its best rank was #964 in 1899.
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 | #3,663 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 2024 | #3,281 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2023 | #3,609 | 43 | 0.0027% |
| 2022 | #3,552 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 2021 | #3,755 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 2020 | #3,632 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 2019 | #4,189 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #4,177 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2017 | #3,315 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 2016 | #4,108 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #4,169 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #5,203 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #8,262 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #4,748 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #4,963 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #4,518 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #5,262 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #7,511 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #7,488 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,198 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #7,614 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #5,625 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #5,882 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #6,220 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #7,868 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #6,287 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #8,989 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #9,518 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #9,256 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #14,169 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,271 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #12,238 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #13,807 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #12,803 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,432 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,110 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,150 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #10,040 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,349 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #9,999 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #7,759 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,852 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #9,105 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #8,267 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #9,974 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #7,868 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #9,238 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #5,265 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #8,196 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #7,825 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #7,133 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #5,980 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #5,497 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #4,545 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #9,457 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #4,040 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #5,579 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #4,743 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #6,145 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #5,244 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #5,902 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #8,829 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #8,277 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1986 | #6,179 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,801 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,548 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #6,654 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,711 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #4,625 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #3,893 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #3,757 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,754 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,178 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #4,107 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,621 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,972 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #2,725 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,841 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,834 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,280 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #2,821 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #2,356 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #3,329 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,656 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #2,533 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #3,633 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,046 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #3,809 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,922 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #3,937 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,384 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #4,143 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,831 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,555 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #3,841 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,611 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1922 | #2,526 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1921 | #3,623 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,956 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #4,344 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #3,471 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1916 | #3,612 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,391 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1900 | #1,371 | 5 | 0.0033% |
| 1899 | #964 | 6 | 0.0056% |
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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