Elijah (given name)
Elijah is a masculine given name after the prophet Elijah in the Hebrew Bible. Elijah was among the five most popular names for Black newborn boys in the American state of Virginia in 2022 and again in 2023. In 2022, it was the 37th-most popular name given to boys in Canada.
Elijah in other languages
- Arabic: إليشا
- Albanian: Elia
- Amharic: ኢሊያ
- Armenian: Եղիա
- Azerbaijani: İlyas
- Bengali: ইলিয়াস
- Bulgarian: Илия
- Burmese: ။ လိယ
- Chinese Simplified: 以利亚
- Chinese Traditional: 以利亞
- Croatian: Ilija
- Czech: Elijah
- Danish: Elijah
- Dutch: Elijah
- English: Elijah
- Esperanto: Elijah
- Estonian: Eelija
- Filipino: Elijah
- Finnish: Elia
- French: Elijah
- German: Elia
- Greek: Ελιτζά
- Gujarati: ઇલીજા
- Hebrew: אליהו
- Hindi: एलिजा
- Hungarian: Illés
- Icelandic: Elía
- Indonesian: Elia, Elijah, Ilyas
- Irish: Éilias
- Italian: Elia
- Japanese: エリヤ
- Javanese: Elijah
- Kannada: ಎಲಿಜಾ
- Kazakh: Ілияс
- Korean: 엘리야
- Kurdish: Ijlyas
- Lao: ເອລີຢາ
- Latin: tulitque Helias
- Latvian: Elija
- Lithuanian: Elijas
- Macedonian: елија
- Malagasy: Elia
- Malay: Elijah, Ilyas
- Malayalam: ഏലിയാ
- Marathi: इलिजा
- Mongolian: динах
- Nepali: Elija
- Norwegian: Elias
- Persian: الیا
- Polish: Eljasz
- Portuguese: Elijah
- Punjabi: ਅਲੀਜਾ
- Romanian: Ilie
- Russian: Илья
- Serbian: елијах
- Slovenian: Elija
- Spanish: Elías
- Sundanese: Elijah
- Swedish: Elias
- Tajik: элита
- Tamil: எலியா
- Telugu: ఎలిజా
- Thai: เอลียาห์
- Turkish: İlyas
- Ukrainian: Ілля́
- Urdu: الیاجہ
- Uzbek: Eliya
- Vietnamese: Elijah
- Welsh: Elias
A
- Elijah Abel, American religious figure
- Elijah Abina, Nigerian pastor
- Elijah Amoo Addo, Ghanaian chef
- Elijah Adebayo, English footballer
- Elijah Adekugbe, English footballer
- Elijah Adlow, American politician
- Elijah Omolo Agar, Kenyan politician
- Elijah Alejo, Filipino actress
- Elijah Malok Aleng, South Sudanese politician
- Elijah Alfandari, Turkish rabbi
- Elijah Alick, Australian rugby league footballer
- Elijah Allan-Blitz, American actor
- Elijah Blue Allman, American singer
- Elijah Allsopp, English footballer
- Elijah Amo, American soccer player
- Elijah Anderson (disambiguation)
- Elijah Ari, Ghanaian-Kyrgyz footballer
- Elijah Arroyo, American football player
- Elijah Ateka, Kenyan professor
- Elijah Ayolabi, Nigerian geophysicist
B
- Elijah Babbitt, American politician
- Elijah W. Bacon, American soldier
- Elijhah Badger, American football player
- Elijah Baker (actor), English actor
- Elijah Baker (preacher), American minister
- Elijah Baldwin, American politician
- Elijah Barayi, South African trade unionist
- Elijah Porter Barrows, American clergyman
- Elijah Bashyazi, Turkish mathematician
- Elijah Behnke, American politician
- Elijah Benamozegh, Italian rabbi
- Elijah Bentley, Canadian minister
- Elijah Benton, American football player
- Elijah Boardman, American politician
- Elijah Boothe, American actor
- Elijah Coleman Bridgman, American missionary
- Elijah A. Briggs, American soldier
- Elijah Brigham, American politician
- Elijah Bristow, American settler
- Elijah V. Brookshire, American politician
- Elijah Brown, Canadian dancer
- Elijah Brush, American lawyer and politician
- Elijah Bryant, American basketball player
- Elijah Burke, American wrestler
C
- Elijah Cadman, American religious figure
- Elijah Campbell, American football player
- Elijah Canlas, Filipino actor
- Elijah Capsali, Turkish mathematician
- Elijah Carey, New Zealand trade unionist
- Elijah Carrington, English cricketer
- Elijah Webb Chastain, American politician
- Elijah Chatman, American football player
- Elijah Childs, American basketball player
- Elijah Churchill, American general
- Elijah Clarance, Swedish basketball player
- Elijah Clarke, American military officer
- Elijah Clarke (fighter), American kickboxer
- Elijah Cobb, American captain
- Elijah Collins, American football player
- Elijah Combs, American politician
- Elijah Connor, American singer-songwriter
- Elijah Cook, American slave
- Elijah Fox Cook, American politician
- Elijah Cooks, American football player
- Elijah Corlet, English schoolmaster
- Elijah Albert Cox, British painter
- Elijah Craig, American preacher
- Elijah Crane, American farmer
- Elijah Cresswell, Scottish footballer
- Elijah Cummings, American politician
D
- Elijah Daniel, American comedian
- Elijah Dart, English footballer
- Elijah L. Daughtridge, American politician
- Elijah Dixon, English businessman
- Elijah Dixon-Bonner, English footballer
- Elijah Dotson, American football player
- Elijah Dukes, American baseball player
E
- Elijah Easton, American farmer
- Elijah Erkloo, Canadian politician
F
- Elijah Fenton, English poet
- Elijah Fields, American football player
- Elijah Fisher, Canadian basketball player
- Elijah Fletcher, American businessman
G
- Elijah Garcia, American football player
- Elijah Gates, American politician
- Elijah ben Moses Gershon Zahalon, Polish mathematician
- Elijah M. K. Glenn, American politician
- Elijah S. Grammer, American businessman and politician
- Elijah Dix Green, American merchant
H
- Elijah Haahr, American politician
- Elijah ben Joseph Habillo, Spanish philosopher
- Elijah Haines, American politician
- Elijah Hall (athlete), American sprinter
- Elijah Hallam, British miner
- Elijah Hamlin, American politician
- Elijah Harper, Canadian politician
- Elijah Carson Hart, American attorney
- Elijah Hayward, American lawyer
- Elijah ben Menahem HaZaken, French poet
- Elijah Hedding, American bishop
- Elijah Herring, American football player
- Elijah Hicks, American football player
- Elijah Higgins, American football player
- Elijah Hirsh, American-Israeli basketball player
- Elijah Hise, American diplomat
- Elijah Hollands, Australian rules footballer
- Elijah Holyfield, American football player
- Elijah Hood, American football player
- Elijah Hoole, English missionary
- Elijah Hoole (architect), English architect
- Elijah Horowitz-Winograd, Polish-Belarusian rabbi
- Elijah Embree Hoss, American bishop
- Elijah Howarth, English curator
- Elijah Hughes, American basketball player
- Elijah Baldwin Huntington, American minister
- Elijah C. Hutchinson, American politician
I
- Elijah Iles, American businessman
- Elijah Isaacs, American farmer
J
- Elijah Jackson, American football player
- Elijah Johnson (disambiguation)
- Elijah Jones (baseball), American baseball player
- Elijah Jones (American football), American football player
- Elijah Joy, American singer
- Elijah Juckett, American soldier
- Elijah Just, New Zealand footballer
K
- Elijah Kelley, American actor
- Elijah Kellogg, American minister
- Elijah Kemboi, Kenyan runner
- Elijah Kipterege, Kenyan runner
- Elijah Klein, American football player
- Elijah Krahn, German footballer
- Elijah Kururia, Kenyan MP
L
- Elijah Lagat, Kenyan long-distance runner
- Elijah Landsofer, Czech rabbi
- Lee Elijah, South Korean actress
- Elijah Lee, American football player
- Elijah Leonard, Canadian businessman
- Elijah B. Lewis, American politician
- Elijah Lidonde, Kenyan footballer
- Elijah Lim, Singaporean footballer
- Elijah Litana, Zambian footballer
- Elijah Loans, German rabbi
- Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American religious figure
M
- Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini, South African boxer
- Elijah Manangoi, Kenyan runner
- Elijah P. Marrs, American minister
- Elijah Martin, American soccer player
- Elijah Martindale, American pioneer
- Elijah Masinde, Kenyan activist
- Elijah McCall, American boxer
- Elijah McClain, American social figure
- Elijah McClanahan, American soldier
- Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American inventor
- Elijah M. McGee, American politician
- Elijah McGuire, American football player
- Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson, British activist
- Elijah Mdolomba, South African politician
- Elijah Miles, Canadian farmer
- Elijah Miller, American judge
- Elijah Millgram, American philosopher
- Elijah H. Mills, American politician
- Elijah Millsap, American basketball player
- Elijah Mitchell, American football player
- Elijah Mitchell (soccer), Bahamian footballer
- Elijah Mitrou-Long, Canadian-Greek basketball player
- Elijah Mizrachi, Turkish mathematician
- Elijah Molden, American football player
- Elijah Monoky, Hungarian noble
- Elijah Montalto, French physician
- Elijah Moore, American football player
- Elijah A. Morse, American politician
- Elijah Moshinsky, Australian opera director
- Elijah Moulton, American settler
- Elijah Doro Muala, Solomon Islander politician
- Elijah Mudenda, Zambian politician
- Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader
- Elijah Mushemeza, Ugandan academic
- Elijah Mwangale, Kenyan politician
- Elijah E. Myers, American architect
N
- Elijah Nevett, American football player
- Elijah Ngurare, Namibian politician
- Elijah Niko, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Elijah Nkala, Zimbabwean sprinter
- Elijah Nkansah, American football player
- Elijah Hise Norton, American politician
O
- Elijah Obade, American-Lebanese basketball player
- Elijah B. Odom, American physician
- Elijah Olaniyi, American basketball player
P
- Elijah Paine, American politician
- Elijah Parish, American clergyman
- Elijah F. Pennypacker, American abolitionist
- Elijah Phillips, American settler
- Elijah Phister, American politician
- Elijah Pierce, American wood carver
- Elijah Pierson, American businessman
- Elijah Pitts, American football player and coach
- Elijah Ponder, American football player
- Elijah Barrett Prettyman, American academic administrator
- Elijah Pyle, English footballer
Q
- Elijah Qualls, American football player
R
- Elijah Raridon, American football player
- Elijah W. Reed, American fisherman
- Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, American politician
- Elijah Rhoades, American politician
- Elijah Riley, American football player
- Elijah Risley, American politician
- Elijah Roberts, American football player
- Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson, American settler
- Elijah Frink Rockwell, American minister
- Elijah Round, English footballer
S
- Elijah Sandham, English politician
- Elijah Sarratt, American football player
- Elijah Schik, Lithuanian rabbi
- Elijah Sells, American military officer
- Elijah Watt Sells, American accountant
- Elijah Seymour, Caymanian footballer
- Elijah Mattison Sharp, American politician
- Elijah Shaw, American bodyguard
- Elijah B. Sherman, American lawyer
- Elijah Siegler, American professor
- Elijah Simmons, American football player
- Elijah Smith (disambiguation)
- Elijah Sogomo, Kenyan sprinter
- Elijah ben Solomon Abraham ha-Kohen, Greek preacher
- Elijah Spencer, American politician
- Elijah Edmund Spencer, Canadian politician
- Elijah Spira, Czech rabbi
- Elijah Stansbury Jr., American politician
- Elijah Steele, American attorney
- Elijah Stephens, American pioneer
- Elijah Stewart, American basketball player
- Elijah B. Stoddard, American politician
- Elijah Sullivan, American football player
- Elijah K. Sumbeiywo, Kenyan politician
T
- Elijah D. Taft, American army officer
- Elijah Tamboo, Seychellois footballer
- Elijah Tana, Zambian footballer
- Elijah Taylor (disambiguation)
- Elijah Thomas, American basketball player
- Elijah Thurmon, American football player
- Elijah Tillery, American boxer
- Elijah Tsatas, Australian footballer
U
- Elijah E. Unger, American accountant
V
- Elijah Vance, American politician
W
- Elijah Wadsworth, American military officer
- Elijah Wald, American guitarist
- Elijah Walton, British landscape painter
- Elijah Ward, American politician
- Elijah Ware, Australian rules footballer
- Elijah Waring, English writer
- Elijah Wheatley, British jockey
- Elijah White, American missionary
- Elijah V. White, American general
- Elijah Wilkinson, American football player
- Elijah Williams (disambiguation)
- Elijah Wilson, American basketball player
- Elijah Nicholas Wilson, American pioneer
- Elijah Winnington, Australian swimmer
- Elijah Benton Withers, American politician
- Elijah Wolfson, American writer
- Elijah Wood, American actor
- Elijah Wood (murderer), American serial killer
- Elijah Woods (politician), American politician
- Elijah H. Workman, American agriculturalist
- Elijah Wynder, American soccer player
Fictional characters
- Elijah Baley, in the novel series Robot
- Elijah Kamski, from the video game Detroit: Become Human
- Elijah Mikaelson, in the television series The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off show The Originals
- Elijah Mundo, in the television series CSI: Cyber
- Father Elijah, from the video game ''Fallout: New Vegas''