Elijah
#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births · #7 for boys in 2025, 11,111 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2020 · 13,238 births
- Debut · boys
- 100 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 31 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 380,611since 1880
Elijah over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,133 | 15 | #7 | 11,111 |
| 2024 | #5,021 | 26 | #8 | 11,238 |
| 2023 | #5,960 | 20 | #5 | 11,523 |
| 2022 | #4,378 | 32 | #5 | 12,094 |
| 2021 | #4,719 | 28 | #4 | 12,845 |
| 2020 | #4,358 | 31 | #4 | 13,238 |
| 2019 | #5,798 | 21 | #5 | 13,436 |
| 2018 | #4,237 | 33 | #7 | 13,020 |
| 2017 | #4,811 | 28 | #8 | 13,449 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #9 | 13,982 |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | #11 | 13,710 |
| 2014 | #4,269 | 34 | #11 | 13,886 |
| 2013 | #4,336 | 33 | #11 | 13,829 |
| 2012 | #4,957 | 28 | #13 | 13,914 |
| 2011 | #4,353 | 33 | #13 | 14,001 |
| 2010 | #3,360 | 48 | #18 | 13,920 |
| 2009 | #4,107 | 37 | #21 | 12,846 |
| 2008 | #3,645 | 44 | #22 | 13,241 |
| 2007 | #3,918 | 40 | #30 | 12,424 |
| 2006 | #3,919 | 38 | #29 | 12,055 |
| 2005 | #3,730 | 39 | #31 | 11,612 |
| 2004 | #2,264 | 77 | #31 | 11,714 |
| 2003 | #3,187 | 46 | #37 | 10,665 |
| 2002 | #3,461 | 39 | #41 | 10,053 |
| 2001 | #3,256 | 42 | #45 | 8,339 |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 | #52 | 7,472 |
| 1999 | #3,443 | 36 | #60 | 6,596 |
| 1998 | #2,691 | 50 | #66 | 5,662 |
| 1997 | #3,547 | 32 | #74 | 5,089 |
| 1996 | #3,237 | 36 | #81 | 4,818 |
| 1995 | #3,220 | 35 | #93 | 3,977 |
| 1994 | #4,521 | 22 | #133 | 2,621 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #170 | 1,882 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #203 | 1,523 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #222 | 1,345 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | #243 | 1,139 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #257 | 991 |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #266 | 886 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #288 | 746 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #289 | 718 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #299 | 681 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #310 | 631 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #296 | 671 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #280 | 739 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #277 | 750 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #279 | 754 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #290 | 696 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #320 | 548 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #350 | 504 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #450 | 301 |
| 1975 | — | #491 | 263 | |
| 1974 | — | #472 | 287 | |
| 1973 | — | #537 | 212 | |
| 1972 | — | #551 | 209 | |
| 1971 | — | #587 | 196 | |
| 1970 | — | #596 | 184 | |
| 1969 | — | #659 | 143 | |
| 1968 | — | #680 | 122 | |
| 1967 | — | #644 | 134 | |
| 1966 | — | #626 | 140 | |
| 1965 | — | #672 | 122 | |
| 1964 | — | #618 | 161 | |
| 1963 | — | #640 | 149 | |
| 1962 | — | #583 | 179 | |
| 1961 | — | #562 | 194 | |
| 1960 | — | #580 | 180 | |
| 1959 | — | #575 | 185 | |
| 1958 | — | #532 | 209 | |
| 1957 | — | #522 | 218 | |
| 1956 | — | #533 | 197 | |
| 1955 | — | #477 | 235 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #453 | 254 |
| 1953 | — | #455 | 248 | |
| 1952 | — | #431 | 263 | |
| 1951 | — | #451 | 223 | |
| 1950 | — | #403 | 282 | |
| 1949 | — | #415 | 267 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #427 | 244 |
| 1947 | — | #399 | 296 | |
| 1946 | — | #426 | 222 | |
| 1945 | — | #387 | 237 | |
| 1944 | — | #399 | 227 | |
| 1943 | — | #416 | 221 | |
| 1942 | — | #387 | 245 | |
| 1941 | — | #374 | 239 | |
| 1940 | — | #404 | 201 | |
| 1939 | — | #371 | 237 | |
| 1938 | — | #407 | 195 | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #382 | 210 |
| 1936 | — | #365 | 221 | |
| 1935 | — | #374 | 210 | |
| 1934 | — | #378 | 209 | |
| 1933 | — | #386 | 198 | |
| 1932 | — | #365 | 231 | |
| 1931 | — | #400 | 198 | |
| 1930 | — | #378 | 226 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #367 | 243 |
| 1928 | — | #365 | 255 | |
| 1927 | — | #336 | 290 | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #348 | 276 |
| 1925 | — | #347 | 283 | |
| 1924 | — | #374 | 261 | |
| 1923 | — | #335 | 302 | |
| 1922 | — | #327 | 311 | |
| 1921 | — | #378 | 257 | |
| 1920 | — | #355 | 277 | |
| 1919 | — | #327 | 295 | |
| 1918 | — | #358 | 264 | |
| 1917 | — | #348 | 256 | |
| 1916 | — | #353 | 232 | |
| 1915 | — | #339 | 243 | |
| 1914 | — | #339 | 187 | |
| 1913 | — | #335 | 149 | |
| 1912 | — | #302 | 142 | |
| 1911 | — | #267 | 94 | |
| 1910 | — | #233 | 101 | |
| 1909 | — | #231 | 90 | |
| 1908 | — | #265 | 64 | |
| 1907 | — | #233 | 76 | |
| 1906 | — | #242 | 65 | |
| 1905 | — | #212 | 81 | |
| 1904 | — | #242 | 60 | |
| 1903 | — | #239 | 58 | |
| 1902 | — | #221 | 66 | |
| 1901 | — | #183 | 79 | |
| 1900 | — | #210 | 86 | |
| 1899 | — | #205 | 64 | |
| 1898 | — | #197 | 76 | |
| 1897 | — | #209 | 65 | |
| 1896 | — | #186 | 87 | |
| 1895 | — | #194 | 75 | |
| 1894 | — | #235 | 54 | |
| 1893 | — | #189 | 77 | |
| 1892 | — | #184 | 85 | |
| 1891 | — | #209 | 57 | |
| 1890 | — | #204 | 64 | |
| 1889 | — | #208 | 61 | |
| 1888 | — | #171 | 88 | |
| 1887 | — | #168 | 75 | |
| 1886 | — | #152 | 93 | |
| 1885 | — | #162 | 82 | |
| 1884 | — | #163 | 85 | |
| 1883 | — | #133 | 92 | |
| 1882 | — | #126 | 111 | |
| 1881 | — | #172 | 69 | |
| 1880 | — | #135 | 100 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elijah was already there! It came in at #135, and was given to 100 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1895, when fewer than 78 boys a year got the name.
Where Elijah is popular in 1991
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#96 · 1 in 409
- New Jersey#123 · 1 in 876
- Delaware#130 · 1 in 781
- Indiana#143 · 1 in 850
- West Virginia#143 · 1 in 939
Best ever in a state: #1 in Indiana, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #96 | 17 | 1 in 409 |
| New Jersey | #123 | 61 | 1 in 876 |
| Delaware | #130 | 6 | 1 in 781 |
| Indiana | #143 | 47 | 1 in 850 |
| West Virginia | #143 | 11 | 1 in 939 |
| New York | #146 | 146 | 1 in 921 |
| Ohio | #150 | 72 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Maine | #156 | 7 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Connecticut | #162 | 17 | 1 in 1,268 |
| Nebraska | #163 | 10 | 1 in 1,059 |
| North Carolina | #167 | 43 | 1 in 1,071 |
| Kentucky | #170 | 20 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Wisconsin | #170 | 25 | 1 in 1,310 |
| Minnesota | #171 | 23 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Colorado | #180 | 21 | 1 in 1,155 |
| Washington | #182 | 31 | 1 in 1,161 |
| South Carolina | #188 | 22 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Pennsylvania | #191 | 52 | 1 in 1,543 |
| New Mexico | #193 | 12 | 1 in 957 |
| Georgia | #197 | 41 | 1 in 1,187 |
| Tennessee | #201 | 26 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Idaho | #207 | 6 | 1 in 1,152 |
| Iowa | #211 | 11 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Massachusetts | #213 | 21 | 1 in 1,977 |
| Missouri | #215 | 22 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Maryland | #219 | 21 | 1 in 1,557 |
| Oregon | #224 | 13 | 1 in 1,514 |
| Arizona | #226 | 23 | 1 in 1,322 |
| Michigan | #226 | 42 | 1 in 1,635 |
| Illinois | #230 | 59 | 1 in 1,483 |
| Louisiana | #235 | 25 | 1 in 1,239 |
| Oklahoma | #237 | 13 | 1 in 1,590 |
| Mississippi | #240 | 12 | 1 in 1,396 |
| California | #265 | 161 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Kansas | #266 | 8 | 1 in 2,010 |
| Florida | #270 | 48 | 1 in 1,855 |
| Alabama | #271 | 14 | 1 in 1,885 |
| District of Columbia | #276 | 6 | 1 in 1,317 |
| Nevada | #277 | 5 | 1 in 1,834 |
| Virginia | #287 | 19 | 1 in 2,215 |
| Texas | #324 | 72 | 1 in 2,129 |
| Utah | #353 | 6 | 1 in 2,758 |
| Arkansas | #366 | 5 | 1 in 2,992 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Elijah
- 1 spot since 2024 (#8 → #7)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#4 → #7)
- 4 spots since 2015 (#11 → #7)
- Biggest jump: 100 spots in 1977 (#450 → #350)
- Biggest drop: 57 spots in 1963 (#583 → #640)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2020 at #4 (13,238 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1995–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 130 boys born in 2020 were named Elijah (0.77%)
- Latest: 1 in 154 boys born in 2025 (0.65%)
- 36.0% of all boys named Elijah (137,147) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #126 (1882) → #680 (1968) → #4 (2020)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 856 | #126 (1882) | #159 |
| 1890s | 704 | #184 (1892) | #201 |
| 1900s | 725 | #183 (1901) | #228 |
| 1910s | 1,963 | #233 (1910) | #320 |
| 1920s | 2,755 | #327 (1922) | #353 |
| 1930s | 2,135 | #365 (1932) | #381 |
| 1940s | 2,399 | #374 (1941) | #403 |
| 1950s | 2,314 | #403 (1950) | #483 |
| 1960s | 1,524 | #562 (1961) | #626 |
| 1970s | 3,400 | #290 (1979) | #464 |
| 1980s | 7,567 | #257 (1989) | #284 |
| 1990s | 34,652 | #60 (1999) | #135 |
| 2000s | 110,421 | #21 (2009) | #34 |
| 2010s | 137,147 | #5 (2019) | #11 |
| 2020s | 72,049 | #4 (2020) | #6 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Elijah in 1991
Top girls' names in 1991
Top boys' names in 1991
More about 1991
girls
1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 117,188 of them was named Elijah, which outranked 63.4% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,399Venice17
- #5,399Xaviera17
- #5,399Zaina17
- #5,659Elijah16
- #5,659Aaliyah16
- #5,659Abilene16
- #5,659Adelita16
- #5,949Adair15
- #5,949Adriann15
- #5,949Adrielle15
Tied with 289 names at #5,659; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 1,502 of them was named Elijah, which outranked 97.7% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.