Eliab

Meaning of Eliab

Eliab traces back to the Hebrew phrase “Eli-av,” meaning “my God is father,” and enters modern usage through several brief, yet vivid, appearances in the Old Testament, where figures bearing the name stand alongside Moses and King David. Today the form remains closest to its source in English—pronounced EL-ee-ab—while Spanish-speaking families sometimes lean toward the softer Elías, giving the name a quiet pan-Latin reach. In the United States, Eliab has hovered in the lower third of the boys’ Top-1,000 since the early 1990s, registering between 14 and 98 newborns a year; the pattern suggests a niche favorite that resists both obscurity and overexposure. For parents drawn to biblical heritage without the familiarity of Elijah, or seeking a compact name that travels comfortably between English and Spanish, Eliab offers a historically grounded, culturally flexible choice.