Eliakim vs Elijah

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

Name A

Eliakim

Boy name · Rank #3245

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Eliakim Elijah
Current Rank #3245 #8
Total Births (all years) 224 369,304
Peak Year 2024 2011
Peak Year Births 37 13,997
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliakim Elijah
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 704
1900ss — 725
1910ss — 1,963
1920ss — 2,755
1930ss — 2,135
1940ss — 2,399
1950ss — 2,314
1960ss — 1,524
1970ss — 3,402
1980ss 5 7,567
1990ss 5 34,651
2000ss 18 110,418
2010ss 96 137,093
2020ss 100 60,798

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliakim Elijah
2014 8 13,881
2015 13 13,707
2016 14 13,970
2017 11 13,444
2018 15 13,012
2019 11 13,428
2020 15 13,224
2021 18 12,825
2022 14 12,075
2023 16 11,503
2024 37 11,171

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, 1987–2024.

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