Meaning of the nameEliaquim

Eliaquim is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning 'God raises up', the Portuguese form of the biblical name Eliakim.

Meaning

“God raises up”

Source: Behind the Name: Eliakim · Bible Hub: Strong's H471 Eliakim

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People (2022): 2,091
Rank in Brazil: #4,953
Median age: 26 years
2010 Census: 1,927; people

Eliaquim in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Eliaquim, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (535 people).

21 women 2,070 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Eliaquim is most common

States with the highest share of people named Eliaquim in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amazonas 0.005%
Pará 0.003%
Maranhão 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.002%
Ceará 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Pará	235	0.003%
São Paulo	216	0.001%
Amazonas	203	0.005%
Maranhão	183	0.003%
Pernambuco	156	0.002%
Ceará	127	0.001%
Bahia	123	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	101	0.001%
Minas Gerais	94	0.001%
Paraná	79	0.001%
Goiás	72	0.001%
Mato Grosso	46	0.001%
Santa Catarina	44	0.001%
Paraíba	43	0.001%
Piauí	42	0.001%
Espírito Santo	41	0.001%
Alagoas	39	0.001%
Rondônia	39	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	37	0.001%
Sergipe	31	0.001%
Amapá	31	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	22	0.000%
Acre	22	0.003%
Distrito Federal	21	0.001%
Roraima	17	0.003%
Tocantins	15	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Eliaquim

Eliaquim is the spelling that the Portuguese Bible translation (ACF) uses in Isaiah 22:20 for the Hebrew name אֶלְיָקִים (Elyaqim), the Eliakim of other languages. Behind the Name explains it as ʾel, 'God', plus qum, 'to rise', and Strong's lexicon gives the approximate sense of 'God raises up' or 'God establishes'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,091 people named Eliaquim, with a median age of 26; proportionally, the name is most common in Amazonas. It is almost always a male name.

Sources

Behind the Name: Eliakim · behindthename.com · meaning
Bible Hub: Strong's H471 Eliakim · biblehub.com · meaning
Bíblia Online: Isaías 22:20 (ACF) · bibliaonline.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Eliaquim

What does the name Eliaquim mean?

Eliaquim means “God raises up”, according to Behind the Name and Bible Hub.

How many people are named Eliaquim in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,091 people with the first name Eliaquim, which ranks it number 4,953 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Eliaquim a boy's or a girl's name?

Eliaquim is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 2,070 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Eliaquim?

Eliaquim is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Eliaquim most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Eliaquim (203 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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