El vs Elijah
Side-by-side comparison of El and Elijah — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric El Elijah Current Rank Unranked #8 Total Births (all years) 246 369,304 Peak Year 2000 2011 Peak Year Births 11 13,997 Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1915 1880
Births by Decade Decade El Elijah 1880ss — 856 1890ss — 704 1900ss — 725 1910ss 21 1,963 1920ss 30 2,755 1930ss 27 2,135 1940ss 15 2,399 1950ss 7 2,314 1960ss 16 1,524 1970ss 40 3,402 1980ss 16 7,567 1990ss 33 34,651 2000ss 36 110,418 2010ss — 137,093 2020ss 5 60,798
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year El Elijah 2014 — 13,881 2015 — 13,707 2016 — 13,970 2017 — 13,444 2018 — 13,012 2019 — 13,428 2020 — 13,224 2021 — 12,825 2022 — 12,075 2023 5 11,503 2024 — 11,171