Elijah

The prophet Elijah left this world in a whirlwind, riding a chariot of fire into the sky — and every Passover since, Jewish families have set an extra cup of wine on the table in case he stops by. The name comes from the Hebrew Eliyahu, meaning my God is Yahweh, a small theological argument compressed into three syllables. In America, Elijah has lived in the top twenty for more than two decades, crossing cultures with rare ease. It carries fire and patience at once: the e opens, the j softens, the final ah lands like a quiet amen. Weighty, warm, and beautifully aged.