Meaning & Etymology
English, Hebrew, Biblical
From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH". Elijah was a Hebrew prophet and miracle worker, as told in the two Books of Kings in the Old Testament. He was active in the 9th century BC during the reign of King Ahab of Israel and his Phoenician-born queen Jezebel. Elijah confronted the king and queen over their idolatry of the Canaanite god Ba'al and other wicked deeds. At the end of his life he was carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, and was succeeded by Elisha. In the New Testament, Elijah and Moses appear next to Jesus when he is transfigured.... [more]
/i-LIE-jə (English)/
EtymologyFrom Hebrew אליהו. Doublet of Ilya.
Popularity in the US
♀ Girls
Peak#2268 in 2004 (77 births)
Recent#7226 in 2025
Trend↓ Fading
♂ Boys
Peak#13 in 2011 (14,001 births)
Recent#7 in 2025
Trend↑ Rising
Destiny 9 — The Humanitarian
9
The Humanitarian
Mars · Fire · The Humanitarian
CompassionateGenerousIdealisticCreativeWiseTolerant
Life Path 9 is governed by Mars — the warrior planet — but the 9 channels Mars's fierce energy not toward personal conquest but toward the elevation and healing of the world. The vibration of 9 is the energy of completion: it is the final number in the primary cycle, carrying within it the accumulated wisdom and experience of all the numbers that preceded it. The 9 has, in a sense, already been all the other numbers — has known the 1's ambition, the 2's sensitivity, the 3's joy, the 4's discipline, the 5's freedom, the 6's love, the 7's wisdom, and the 8's power — and what remains is the integration of all of them into a compassionate, expansive, universally oriented force for good. Life Path 9s are the humanitarians, the sages, the artists who create not for personal glory but for the enrichment of the collective.
Famous People with Destiny 9
AE
Albert Einstein
Theoretical physicist, Theory of Relativity
Scientist
CD
Charles Darwin
Naturalist, author of Theory of Evolution
Scientist
AT
Alan Turing
Mathematician and computer science pioneer
Scientist
JK
Johannes Kepler
Astronomer, laws of planetary motion
Scientist
AL
Ada Lovelace
Mathematician, first computer programmer
Scientist
IS
Igor Stravinsky
Modernist composer, The Rite of Spring
Musician
JM
Jim Morrison
Rock musician, vocalist of The Doors
Musician
JS
John Steinbeck
American novelist, The Grapes of Wrath
Writer