Elias, a derivative of Elijah, is derived from the Hebrew elements el and yah, both of which refer to the Hebrew God. Therefore, the name means "my God is Yahweh." It has been featured in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names every year since 1900 and has been a top-100 boy's name ever year since 2016 before cracking the top-50 for the first time in 2021. Singer Michael Bublé named his son Elias, born in 2016, while "Iron Man" actor Robert Downey Jr. used the name for his son's middle name, Exton Elias. "Dharma & Greg" actress Jenna Elfman also used it as a middle name for her son, Story Elias, born in 2007.
