Elijiah
Elijiah was the 9147th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1852nd; the most babies were born in 2008 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,234 places. More babies were named Elijiah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,147 boys, down 4,239 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200875 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,151babies recorded
Elijiah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,147 | 8 |
| 2020 | #4,908 | 19 |
| 2010 | #1,964 | 71 |
| 2000 | #2,826 | 32 |
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How popular is Elijiah, counting every spelling?
Elijiah has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elijiah?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elijiah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elijiah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elijiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elijiah?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Elijiah are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 23. That makes Elijiah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
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Questions about the name Elijiah
How popular is the name Elijiah?
Elijiah was the 9147th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1852nd; the most babies were born in 2008 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,234 places. More babies were named Elijiah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Elijiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elijiah in the US.