The first name Élie

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About the first name Élie

Meaning

The name Élie traditionally means “my God is Yahweh”.

Historical origin

The name Élie comes from Hebrew Eliyahu, the name of the prophet Elijah in the Bible.

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Élie endured for centuries through biblical traditions and appears regularly in parish registers.

Pronunciation:é-lie.li

Frequency of the first name Élie by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Élie by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

4,550total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name ÉlieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Élie in baptisms by year.50037525012501610169017701850193020101610–1614 5 baptisms1625–1629 10 baptisms1635–1639 15 baptisms1655–1659 10 baptisms1670–1674 5 baptisms1770–1774 10 baptisms1775–1779 35 baptisms1780–1784 30 baptisms1785–1789 10 baptisms1790–1794 25 baptisms1795–1799 20 baptisms1800–1804 40 baptisms1805–1809 15 baptisms1810–1814 45 baptisms1815–1819 65 baptisms1820–1824 100 baptisms1825–1829 210 baptisms1830–1834 170 baptisms1835–1839 275 baptisms1840–1844 360 baptisms1845–1849 460 baptisms1850–1854 500 baptisms1855–1859 370 baptisms1860–1864 355 baptisms1865–1869 385 baptisms1870–1874 290 baptisms1875–1879 250 baptisms1880–1884 130 baptisms1885–1889 65 baptisms1890–1894 65 baptisms1895–1899 75 baptisms1900–1904 35 baptisms1905–1909 15 baptisms1910–1914 15 baptisms1915–1919 15 baptisms1920–1924 40 baptisms1925–1929 5 baptisms1995–1999 5 baptisms2005–2009 15 baptisms2010–2014 5 baptisms

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