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Elige
How to Pronounce Elige
Pronounced ee-LIJ /iˈlɪdʒ/Medium
Meaning: Elige is best explained as a Southern American short form or respelling of Elijah or Elias, from the Hebrew Eliyahu, 'my God is Yahweh'; the exact route is uncertain, but the biblical parent names are the likeliest source.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Elige most plausibly began as a Southern short form or respelling of Elijah or Elias, from the Hebrew Eliyahu, 'my God is Yahweh.' The route is uncertain, which we note; it appears mostly in early twentieth-century records.
Elige was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 1924, and it disappeared from records by the early nineteen-seventies. It reads today as a distinctly antique, biblical-rooted name.
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What does the name Elige mean?
It is likely a Southern short form of Elijah or Elias, from the Hebrew for 'my God is Yahweh'; the route is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Elige?
It is said ee-LIJ /iˈlɪdʒ/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Elige a boy or girl name?
Elige is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Elige?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-twenties.