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Why parents love Elia- Same Elijah meaning in a Mediterranean form.
- Elia Kazan directed some of Hollywood's greatest films.
- Four letters with a warm, flowing sound: EL-ee-ah.
- The Italian form gives it European elegance.
- It works for any gender.
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The vibe of Elia
Elijah-ItalianKazanStreetcarpropheticMediterraneanflowingelegancefire
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Origin & history of Elia
Hebrew Eliyyahu (my God is Yahweh)
→ Italian/Spanish Elia
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Hebrew / Italian roots
Elia is the Italian and Spanish form of Elijah, meaning my God is Yahweh. Elia Kazan (1909–2003) directed A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront — two of the greatest films in cinema. Charles Lamb wrote essays under the pen name Elia.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Traditional Italian/Spanish form of Elijah.
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Today
Elia remains a beloved choice, ranking #1039 in the US. 9,853 babies have been named Elia since 1884.
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How popular is Elia?
2024
peak year
The name Elia reached its peak in 2024, with 320 registrations (ranked #839). The name has actually been around since 1884 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1039) today, averaging about 278 new babies per year. Elia has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 9,853 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
320
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #839)
(ranked #839)
278
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,780
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
9,853
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Elia9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
Elia's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — prophetic communication. People named Elia tend to be warm, intense, and gifted at directing life's most dramatic scenes.
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Directs life's drama✦
Warm prophetic fire◈
Italian elegance◎
Kazan-level intensity♡
Mediterranean flowingE5
L3
I9
A1
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Elia🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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