Elad
Hebrew for "God is eternal," built from "el," God, joined to a root of permanence. Fewer than 200 Polish men carry it, all of them male, so meeting one would stay with you.
Elad Pronunciation
Elad is pronounced E-laht (/ˈɛlat/).
What Elad means
Where Elad comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Elad grows from Hebrew, joining "el," meaning God, to a root that speaks of permanence. The short meaning people give it is plain: God is eternal. It belongs to Jewish naming tradition, where a child's name often states something about the divine.
Elad is old. It surfaces in the Hebrew Bible, in the First Book of Chronicles (7:21), where Elad stands among the sons of Ephraim. That verse is grim, since Elad is killed in a raid over cattle, yet the name outlived the story and became a common given name in modern Israel.
There are no diminutives here, no softened form and no feminine twin. Elad stays as it is, four letters doing one job.
On a Polish class register the name would look unfamiliar, and a teacher might pause before reading it. Its meaning still crosses over cleanly: bóg jest wieczny.
How many people are named Elad
1 in 114764 men in Poland is named Elad. 186 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2324 among male names.
Elad's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Elad as a middle name
Elad is a first name for 186 men in Poland and a middle name for another 3, a 98/2 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 6198th, between Ejvind (3) and Elegiusz (3).
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#6198 Elad3
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#6200 Elek3