My God is Yahweh; high, ascended
As a Hebrew name, Elie is a variant of Eli or a diminutive of Eliezer, meaning 'my God'. In French, it is the standard form of the biblical name Elias (Elijah). It also has roots in Arabic as a variant of Ali, meaning 'high' or 'exalted'.
Less common today
Elie isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,192 in 1991.
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor
Renowned Lebanese fashion designer
Luxury fashion designer
Nobel Prize-winning zoologist and immunologist
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
