Elias vs Elijah

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

Name A

Elias

Boy name · Rank #25

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Elias Elijah
Current Rank #25 #8
Total Births (all years) 129,263 380,611
Peak Year 2025 2011
Peak Year Births 8,837 14,001
Peak Decade 2020s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elias Elijah
1880s 450 856
1890s 302 704
1900s 254 725
1910s 1,144 1,963
1920s 1,766 2,755
1930s 1,355 2,135
1940s 1,227 2,399
1950s 1,547 2,314
1960s 1,774 1,524
1970s 2,962 3,400
1980s 4,479 7,567
1990s 8,856 34,652
2000s 19,617 110,421
2010s 40,925 137,147
2020s 42,605 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elias Elijah
2014 3,784 13,886
2015 4,101 13,710
2016 4,486 13,982
2017 4,931 13,449
2018 5,351 13,020
2019 5,722 13,436
2020 5,993 13,238
2021 6,355 12,845
2022 6,730 12,094
2023 7,006 11,523
2024 7,684 11,238
2025 8,837 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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