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Elie

boy name
Origin
French
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“French form of Elijah, Hebrew for 'my God is Yahweh'”

The story

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Elie's name family

One shared root links 5 names across 2 languages.

Shared root: from Hebrew Eliyyahu "my God is Yahweh", the fiery prophet; Elias is its Greek dress and Ellis its English surname echo

The constellation

ElieFrenchElijahEnglish

More branches

ElliottEnglish · surname formEliotEnglish · surname formEllisEnglish · surname form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Elie peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

427 people · the #14,910 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 39

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Elie living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 33 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Elie

Most people given the name Elie in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Elie

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The Elie deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Elie truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Elie fits with your family’s names and surname.

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