Eliud
given name · Latin script
Meaning: The name Eliud is the Greek form of the Hebrew name 'Elihud', which is derived from the elements 'el' (God) and 'hod' (praise, majesty, or glory)
Used for both men and women, depending on the country· national registers that list names by sex disagree
- United States (Census Bureau, 2020): listed as male
- Venezuela (asosab): listed as female
- Brazil (IBGE): listed under both sexes
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 23 countries · latest register: SSA, 2025
/ɛliud/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Eliud is a given name used for both men and women, depending on the country, written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Kenya than in any other country.
- HNHonduras≈1 in 31K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 132K
- KEKenya≈1 in 1.7K
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.
- Kenya (inferred from the name graph)
- Record sources
- 214 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 1.7K (inferred from the name graph)
≈32,000 people, est.
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
Kenya, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)The name Eliud is the Greek form of the Hebrew name 'Elihud', which is derived from the elements 'el' (God) and 'hod' (praise, majesty, or glory). It is commonly interpreted to mean 'God is my praise', 'God of majesty', or 'God is glory'.
Cited for this meaning 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Where in the world
(measured from records)Eliud 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KE Kenya | — | ≈32,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.7K | — | Eliud | 19 |
| TZ Tanzania | — | ≈24,000 est. | ≈1 in 2.4K | — | Eliud | 12 |
| US United States | — | 2,522 | 1 in 132K | 2.4K | Eliud | 214 |
| CO Colombia | — | ≈700 est. | ≈1 in 71K | — | Eliud | 42 |
| CD Congo - Kinshasa | — | ≈600 est. | ≈1 in 169K | — | Eliud | 3 |
| PR Puerto Rico | — | ≈490 est. | ≈1 in 6.5K | 6 | — | 19 |
| HN Honduras | #630 | ≈300 est. | ≈1 in 31K | — | Eliud | 19 |
| NI Nicaragua | #667 | ≈210 est. | ≈1 in 30K | — | Eliud | 11 |
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: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; SSA Baby Names — Puerto Rico (state file PR.txt). 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)Eliud is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Eliud is a biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning 'God is my praise' or 'God of majesty'. It appears in the New Testament as an ancestor of Jesus and is a choice that reflects deep historical and spiritual roots.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Eliud's primary religious significance is his role as a generational link in the ancestry of Jesus, which serves to establish Jesus's identity as the prophesied Messiah from the royal line of David. His inclusion in the genealogy underscores the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and demonstrates God's faithfulness to His covenant promises through the generations leading to Christ.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
In English, Biblical name
as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
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)- Eliud Williamsb. 1948DMPresident of Dominica
- Eliud Barngetunyb. 1973KEKenyan male steeplechase runner
- Eliud Kurgatb. 1973KEEthiopian athletics competitor
- Eliud Kiruib. 1975KEKenyan distance runner
- Eliud Hernández Rojasb. 1978ESProfessor of Civil Engineering and Specialist in Structural and Seismic Engineering
- Eliud Kipchogeb. 1984KEKenyan long-distance runner
- Eliud Ngetichb. 1993KEKenyan athletics competitor
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).
How to address them
(machine-generated)A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence
(measured from records)36 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 23 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 2.4K | #6,385 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 172 | #6,385 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2008 | 43 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2000 | 43 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2007 | 40 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2005 | 40 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2019 | 38 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1999 | 37 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2012 | 36 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 18 | — |
| PR Puerto Rico | SSA Baby Names — Puerto Rico (state file PR.txt) | 2014 | 6 | #389 |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- 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 Eliud mean, and where does it come from?
- The name Eliud is the Greek form of the Hebrew name 'Elihud', which is derived from the elements 'el' (God) and 'hod' (praise, majesty, or glory). Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- What are other forms of the name Eliud?
- In the etymology graph, Elioud is a form of the same name in other languages.
- How do you pronounce Eliud?
- A machine transcription gives /ɛliud/ (IPA) for Spanish.
- Is Eliud a male or female name?
- Eliud is used for both men and women, depending on the country. National registers that list names by sex disagree: United States (Census Bureau, 2020): listed as male; Venezuela (asosab): listed as female; Brazil (IBGE): listed under both sexes. We don't publish a percentage split.
- In which country does Eliud have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 32 thousand people named Eliud in Kenya, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled eliud.
- How common is the name Eliud?
- In the United States, the national register counted 2,522 people named Eliud in 2020, about 1 in 132 thousand residents.
- How common is Eliud compared with other names?
- In Honduras, Eliud is the 630th most common given name of 23,588 given names recorded there.
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/eliudThe 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, “Eliud” — the 630th most common given name in Honduras. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.