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.

Name A

El

Boy name

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Which name is more popular?

Metric El Elijah
Current Rank Unranked #8
Total Births (all years) 246 380,611
Peak Year 2000 2011
Peak Year Births 11 14,001
Peak Decade 1970s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade El Elijah
1880s - 856
1890s - 704
1900s - 725
1910s 21 1,963
1920s 30 2,755
1930s 27 2,135
1940s 15 2,399
1950s 7 2,314
1960s 16 1,524
1970s 40 3,400
1980s 16 7,567
1990s 33 34,652
2000s 36 110,421
2010s - 137,147
2020s 5 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year El Elijah
2014 - 13,886
2015 - 13,710
2016 - 13,982
2017 - 13,449
2018 - 13,020
2019 - 13,436
2020 - 13,238
2021 - 12,845
2022 - 12,094
2023 5 11,523
2024 - 11,238
2025 - 11,111

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2023.

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