78%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. EHL-ee-ət [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname that was derived from a diminutive of the medieval name Elias. PopularityDetails Last ranked #107 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #446 in 2021 France Last ranked #169 in 2021 (m) #552 in 2021 (f) United States People think this name isRate·Details classic formal wholesome strong refined strange nerdy Categories A Good Girl's Guide to Murder characters, Anne Rice characters, Breaking Bad characters, Disney characters, Frasier characters, NASCAR, never out of the US top 1000, Quantico characters, RuPauls Drag Race contestants, surnames, W. Somerset Maugham characters, world leaders, YouTubers