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Eligha

♂ Boy

Pronounced ee-LY-juh /iˈlaɪ.dʒə/Low

Meaning: Eligha is a spelling variant of the biblical Elijah, which comes from the Hebrew Eliyahu, meaning 'Yahweh is my God.' The gh spelling reflects how the name sounds rather than its Hebrew roots.Low

In 30 seconds: Eligha is a sounded-out respelling of the biblical Elijah, Hebrew for 'Yahweh is my God.' It was always rare and turns up mostly in the early nineteen-hundreds (said ee-LY-juh).
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Origin LowHebrew, American
MeaningEligha is a spelling variant of the biblical Elijah, which comes from the Hebrew Eliyahu, meaning 'Yahweh is my God.' The gh spelling reflects how the name sounds rather than its Hebrew roots.
U.S. rank (2011)#12840 ↗ Rising
2011 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1923
Total births (all-time)≈ 348

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192319002011

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

Eligha traces straight back to Elijah, one of the great prophets of the Hebrew Bible, whose name in the original Eliyahu declares 'Yahweh is my God.' The unusual gh spelling is an American phonetic reworking that keeps the sound of Elijah while setting the written form apart.

The spelling surfaced in small numbers across the early twentieth century, peaking around 1923 and never reaching more than a scattering of boys a year. A child recorded as Eligha in that era would belong to a great-grandparent generation today.

Did you know? The gh in the middle is a folk-phonetic touch: it captures the way Elijah is spoken while giving the old prophet's name a distinctly personal look on paper.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Eligha — Phonetic respelling of Elijah (Hebrew Eliyahu, 'Yahweh is my God')

Variations

ElijahEliasElisha

Nicknames

EliLigeLijah

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Elijah— the standard spelling Eligha reworks
Elias— a related Greek-Latin form of the same prophet's name
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Eligha mean?

It is a respelling of Elijah, from the Hebrew Eliyahu meaning 'Yahweh is my God.'

How do you pronounce Eligha?

It is said ee-LY-juh /iˈlaɪ.dʒə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Eligha a boy or girl name?

Eligha is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Eligha?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak in the nineteen-twenties.

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