Elijah

Given to 381,915 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#7133
recorded as girls
#7
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
11,126
girls 15 · boys 11,111
Peak year
2020
13,238 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
381,915
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Elijah was most popular in 2020, when 13,238 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 11,111 babies were named Elijah, ranking #7 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Elijah was most popular in 2020, when 13,238 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 11,111 babies were named Elijah, ranking #7 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 2020

Elijah was most popular in 2020, when 13,238 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 11,111 babies were named Elijah, ranking #7 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 15 7133 11,111 7
2024 26 5021 11,238 8
2023 20 5960 11,523 5
2022 32 4378 12,094 5
2021 28 4719 12,845 4
2020 31 4358 13,238 4
2019 21 5798 13,436 5
2018 33 4237 13,020 7
2017 28 4811 13,449 8
2016 27 4990 13,982 9
2015 28 4853 13,710 11
2014 34 4269 13,886 11
2013 33 4336 13,829 11
2012 28 4957 13,914 13
2011 33 4353 14,001 13
2010 48 3360 13,920 18
2009 37 4107 12,846 21
2008 44 3645 13,241 22
2007 40 3918 12,424 30
2006 38 3919 12,055 29
2005 39 3730 11,612 31
2004 77 2264 11,714 31
2003 46 3187 10,665 37
2002 39 3461 10,053 41
2001 42 3256 8,339 45
2000 25 4649 7,472 52
1999 36 3443 6,596 60
1998 50 2691 5,662 66
1997 32 3547 5,089 74
1996 36 3237 4,818 81
1995 35 3220 3,977 93
1994 22 4521 2,621 133
1993 13 6622 1,882 170
1992 21 4686 1,523 203
1991 16 5659 1,345 222
1990 11 7303 1,139 243
1989 13 6160 991 257
1988 8 8391 886 266
1987 9 7353 746 288
1986 11 6156 718 289
1985 8 7563 681 299
1984 5 10422 631 310
1983 10 6212 671 296
1982 9 6888 739 280
1981 7 8128 750 277
1980 5 10392 754 279
1979 6 9010 696 290
1978 7 7649 548 320
1977 5 9652 504 350
1976 9 6048 301 450
1975 <5 — 263 491
1974 <5 — 287 472
1973 <5 — 212 537
1972 <5 — 209 551
1971 <5 — 196 587
1970 <5 — 184 596
1969 <5 — 143 659
1968 <5 — 122 680
1967 <5 — 134 644
1966 <5 — 140 626
1965 <5 — 122 672
1964 <5 — 161 618
1963 <5 — 149 640
1962 <5 — 179 583
1961 <5 — 194 562
1960 <5 — 180 580
1959 <5 — 185 575
1958 <5 — 209 532
1957 <5 — 218 522
1956 <5 — 197 533
1955 <5 — 235 477
1954 5 5753 254 453
1953 <5 — 248 455
1952 <5 — 263 431
1951 <5 — 223 451
1950 <5 — 282 403
1949 <5 — 267 415
1948 5 5243 244 427
1947 <5 — 296 399
1946 <5 — 222 426
1945 <5 — 237 387
1944 <5 — 227 399
1943 <5 — 221 416
1942 <5 — 245 387
1941 <5 — 239 374
1940 <5 — 201 404
1939 <5 — 237 371
1938 <5 — 195 407
1937 6 3800 210 382
1936 <5 — 221 365
1935 <5 — 210 374
1934 <5 — 209 378
1933 <5 — 198 386
1932 <5 — 231 365
1931 <5 — 198 400
1930 <5 — 226 378
1929 5 4570 243 367
1928 <5 — 255 365
1927 <5 — 290 336
1926 7 3873 276 348
1925 <5 — 283 347
1924 <5 — 261 374
1923 <5 — 302 335
1922 <5 — 311 327
1921 <5 — 257 378
1920 <5 — 277 355
1919 <5 — 295 327
1918 <5 — 264 358
1917 <5 — 256 348
1916 <5 — 232 353
1915 <5 — 243 339
1914 <5 — 187 339
1913 <5 — 149 335
1912 <5 — 142 302
1911 <5 — 94 267
1910 <5 — 101 233
1909 <5 — 90 231
1908 <5 — 64 265
1907 <5 — 76 233
1906 <5 — 65 242
1905 <5 — 81 212
1904 <5 — 60 242
1903 <5 — 58 239
1902 <5 — 66 221
1901 <5 — 79 183
1900 <5 — 86 210
1899 <5 — 64 205
1898 <5 — 76 197
1897 <5 — 65 209
1896 <5 — 87 186
1895 <5 — 75 194
1894 <5 — 54 235
1893 <5 — 77 189
1892 <5 — 85 184
1891 <5 — 57 209
1890 <5 — 64 204
1889 <5 — 61 208
1888 <5 — 88 171
1887 <5 — 75 168
1886 <5 — 93 152
1885 <5 — 82 162
1884 <5 — 85 163
1883 <5 — 92 133
1882 <5 — 111 126
1881 <5 — 69 172
1880 <5 — 100 135

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Other spellings

Elyjah · 1,961 Elijiah · 1,151 Ellijah · 581 Elaijah · 175 Elayjah · 109

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Where Elijah is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years