Elijah
Most Poles have never met an Elijah: only about 120 carry it, and every one is male. It's the English form of a Hebrew name meaning "my God is Yahweh".
Elijah Pronunciation
Elijah is pronounced e-LEE-yahkh (/ɛˈlijax/).
What Elijah means
Where Elijah comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Elijah comes from the Hebrew Eliyahu. The name states a full sentence: my god is Yahweh. In the Books of Kings, the prophet Elijah takes that claim to Mount Carmel and confronts the priests of Baal, calling down fire in front of the crowd. His name was his argument.
English readers met Elijah through the Old Testament, and it settled deep into English use. That is where the name feels most at home, among English speakers. Puritan families in England pulled it from scripture and wore it seriously, more common in a sermon than on a playground.
A Polish teacher today might find Elijah in the class register, the English spelling sitting plainly on the page. The sound has travelled far. The meaning under it has not moved: my god is Yahweh.
How many people are named Elijah
1 in 182446 men in Poland is named Elijah. 117 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3123 among male names.
Elijah's popularity over time
4 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1037 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2017.
Where Elijah is most popular
Elijah is most popular in Greater Poland, 904% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Greater Poland2 boys born+904%
Elijah as a middle name
Elijah is a first name for 117 men in Poland and a middle name for another 47, a 71/29 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1113th, between Dezydery (47) and Farid (47).
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#1111 Czcibor47
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#1112 Dezydery47
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#1113 Elijah47
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#1114 Farid47
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#1115 Hoang47