MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Elias mean?
Elias is a Greek and Arabic form of Elijah. The Hebrew sentence-name affirms the divine name Yahweh, and Elias is a prophet in biblical and Qur'anic narratives.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
إلياس
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
इलियास
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Elias in Indian usage
1,228 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 202 |
| 1960s | 257 |
| 1970s | 242 |
| 1980s | 208 |
| 1990s | 178 |
| Other decades | 141 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Meghalaya | 490 |
| Kerala | 440 |
| Goa | 104 |
| Other states | 194 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Elias / M | 738 | 69 |
| Scotland | Elias / M | 20 | 208 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Elias; Table_6, C74 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Elias; Table_6, C74
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Elias; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Elias; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Behind the Name: Elijah ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Behind the Name: Ilyas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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