Eliel
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Eliel is a classic biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "My God is God"
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Eliel is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Brazil than in any other country.
- BRBrazil1 in 7.2K(measured from records)
- ARArgentina≈1 in 37K
- USUnited States1 in 112K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Brazil (measured from records)
- Sources
- 181 (measured from records)
- 1 in 1.3K (inferred from the name graph)
29,350 people, 2022
Highest-authority source
Finland
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Eliel is a classic biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "My God is God". It has a melodious sound and conveys a strong sense of faith and heritage, appealing to parents looking for a unique yet traditional name with deep spiritual significance.
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Where in the world(measured from records)
Eliel counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Brazil | #874 | 29,350 | 1 in 7.2K | 29K | Eliel | 142 |
| FI Finland | — | 4,260 | 1 in 1.3K | 5.2K | Eliel | 12 |
| US United States | — | 2,959 | 1 in 112K | 2.9K | Eliel | 181 |
| AR Argentina | — | ≈1,200 est. | ≈1 in 37K | 576 | Eliel | 53 |
| EC Ecuador | — | 1,189 | 1 in 14K | 1.2K | — | 14 |
| PA Panama | #494 | ≈330 est. | ≈1 in 12K | — | Eliel | 11 |
| NI Nicaragua | #502 | ≈280 est. | ≈1 in 22K | — | Eliel | 10 |
29,350 people counted by IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror), 2022. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror); RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register); DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup); INEC — civil registry names. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Eliel is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Eliel is a classic Hebrew name with a powerful and melodious sound, meaning "My God is God." It reflects a deep sense of faith and is a timeless choice for parents seeking a name with significant biblical roots and a strong, declarative meaning.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Eliel is a masculine name of Hebrew origin with the strong, devotional meaning "My God is God." It is a classic biblical name that, while not common, is appreciated for its melodious sound and deep spiritual significance.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Eliel means "My God is God" in Hebrew, formed from the words 'Eli' (my God) and 'El' (God). It is a theophoric name that serves as a confession of faith in the one true God of Israel.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Eliel is a Hebrew name with a strong spiritual meaning, "My God is God". It appears several times in the Old Testament for different figures, conveying a sense of faith and devotion.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Eliel (Hebrew: אֱלִיאֵל) is formed from two Hebrew words for God, 'Eli' (אֵלִי, 'my God') and 'El' (אֵל, 'God'), meaning "My God is God".
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Eliel Soisalon-Soininenb. 1856FIFinnish politician (1856–1905)
- Otto Stenrothb. 1861FInot in their usual nameFinnish politician (1861-1939)
- Lars Sonckb. 1870FInot in their usual nameFinnish-Swedish architect (1870–1956)
- Eliel Löfgrenb. 1872SESwedish politician (1872-1940)
- Eliel Saarinenb. 1873FIFinnish-American architect (1873-1950)
- Armas Lindgrenb. 1874FInot in their usual nameFinnish architect (1874–1929)
- Aarne Pelkonenb. 1891FInot in their usual nameFinnish gymnast
- Risto Orkob. 1899FInot in their usual nameFinnish filmmaker (1899–2001)
- Martti Pokelab. 1924FInot in their usual nameFinnish folk musician and composer (1924–2007)
- Eliel Swintonb. 1975USAmerican football player and actor (born 1975)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 54 sources across 31 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Brazil | IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror) | 2022 | 29K | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 29K | #837 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Nomes (census name API) | — | 27K | #1,160 |
| FI Finland | DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup) | — | 5.2K | #297 |
| FI Finland | DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register) | — | 4.2K | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 2.9K | #5,702 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | 2020 | 1.6K | — |
| EC Ecuador | INEC — civil registry names | 2024 | 1.2K | #655 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present) | 2024 | 576 | #248 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 503 | — |
| EC Ecuador | INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024) | 2024 | 185 | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 184 | #837 |
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Eliel mean, and where does it come from?
- Eliel is a classic biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "My God is God". Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- Is Eliel a male or female name?
- Eliel is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- How common is the name Eliel?
- In Brazil, the national register counted 29,350 people named Eliel in 2022, about 1 in 7.2 thousand residents.
- How common is Eliel compared with other names?
- In Brazil, Eliel is the 874th most common given name of 474,894 given names recorded there.
- In which country does Eliel have the most bearers?
- In Brazil, the national register counted about 29 thousand people named Eliel, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled eliel.
- Where is Eliel most common?
- Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Eliel is densest in Finland — about 1 in 1.3 thousand people — even though Brazil holds more of our records for it.
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/elielThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Eliel” — the 874th most common given name in Brazil. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.