Eli vs Elijah

Side-by-side comparison of Eli and Elijah - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Eli

Boy name · Rank #92

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Eli Elijah
Current Rank #92 #8
Total Births (all years) 153,495 380,611
Peak Year 2012 2011
Peak Year Births 8,079 14,001
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eli Elijah
1880s 721 856
1890s 492 704
1900s 483 725
1910s 1,991 1,963
1920s 2,520 2,755
1930s 1,592 2,135
1940s 1,288 2,399
1950s 1,346 2,314
1960s 1,323 1,524
1970s 3,610 3,400
1980s 5,455 7,567
1990s 8,562 34,652
2000s 28,043 110,421
2010s 69,900 137,147
2020s 26,169 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eli Elijah
2014 7,513 13,886
2015 7,163 13,710
2016 7,132 13,982
2017 6,637 13,449
2018 6,094 13,020
2019 5,539 13,436
2020 5,281 13,238
2021 4,913 12,845
2022 4,704 12,094
2023 4,111 11,523
2024 3,742 11,238
2025 3,418 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, 1880–2025.

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