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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Eligah

Eligah was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 597th; the most babies were born in 1918 (52). More babies were named Eligah in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191852 babies
Total since 1880
1,740babies recorded

Eligah popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#12,5925
2010#9,0368
2000#8,4677
1990#6,6327
1980#6,5505
1970#2,65713
1960——
1950#1,66820
1940#1,37724
1930#1,08441
1920#1,60723
1910#83214
1900#85810
1890#9236
1880#7677

How popular is Eligah, counting every spelling?

Eligah has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Eligah?

About 600 people born in the US named Eligah are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 23 and 74. That makes Eligah mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Eligah by state

How common Eligah was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesSC0.07District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesLA0.17Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAL0.06Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Eligah, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Eligah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eligah, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Eligah

How popular is the name Eligah?

Eligah was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 597th; the most babies were born in 1918 (52). More babies were named Eligah in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Eligah a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eligah in the US.

Where was Eligah most popular?

In 1916–1920, Eligah was most common in Louisiana (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Alabama.