Elia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, much more common in the form Elias.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Elia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Elia has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | – | 10 |
| 2005 | – | 8 |
| 2006 | – | 10 |
| 2007 | – | 7 |
| 2008 | – | 6 |
| 2009 | – | 13 |
| 2010 | – | 18 |
| 2011 | – | 12 |
| 2012 | – | 11 |
| 2013 | 3 | 22 |
| 2014 | – | 12 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | – | 31 |
| 2017 | 2 | 20 |
| 2018 | 4 | 19 |
| 2019 | 4 | 15 |
| 2020 | 3 | 27 |
| 2021 | – | 22 |
| 2022 | 5 | 21 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 76 |
| 2000 | – | 79 |
| 2001 | – | 83 |
| 2002 | – | 91 |
| 2003 | – | 101 |
| 2004 | – | 112 |
| 2005 | 10 | 119 |
| 2006 | 11 | 131 |
| 2007 | 10 | 138 |
| 2008 | 10 | 143 |
| 2009 | 11 | 154 |
| 2010 | 13 | 174 |
| 2011 | 13 | 191 |
| 2012 | 16 | 205 |
| 2013 | 19 | 226 |
| 2014 | 20 | 244 |
| 2015 | 27 | 253 |
| 2016 | 32 | 286 |
| 2017 | 35 | 314 |
| 2018 | 42 | 337 |
| 2019 | 50 | 349 |
| 2020 | 53 | 388 |
Elia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Elia.Hi! My name is Elia.
- Vet du om Elia kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Elia is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Jag ska fika med Elia i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Elia this afternoon.
- Elias mamma är lärare.Elia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Elias mamma is Elia's mum.
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Questions about Elia
How do you pronounce Elia in Swedish?
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What does the name Elia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, much more common in the form Elias.
How popular is Elia in Sweden?
26 babies were named Elia in 2022. In 2020, 441 people in Sweden had Elia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.