Eliya Boy & girl
How popular is Eliya?
#3,974 girl name in 2025
36 baby girls were named Eliya in the US in 2025, making it the 3974th most popular girl name. Another 18 boys got the name (#5,207 for boys).
Eliya popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,974 for girls (▲ 232 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 36 girls, 18 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-12% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,704 in 2015, #4,356 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (45 girls) |
| Highest rank | #3,522 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1993 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 26% boys, 74% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Eliya counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Eliyah family of names ranked #1,543 for girls in 2025 (#1,300 the year before), with 100 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eliyah | 57 | 57% |
| Eliya | 36 | 36% |
| Elliya | 7 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Eliya is most popular
Babies named Eliya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Eliya by decade
Girl names about as popular as Eliya
Questions
- Is Eliya a boy or girl name?
- Eliya is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 26% of babies named Eliya were boys and 74% were girls.
- How popular is the name Eliya?
- 36 baby girls were named Eliya in the US in 2025, making it the 3974th most popular girl name. Another 18 boys got the name (#5,207 for boys).
- When was Eliya most popular?
- Eliya peaked in 2012, when 45 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,522 in 2012.
- How many people are named Eliya?
- 1,032 babies have been named Eliya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,025 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Eliya most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Eliya was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.