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) 120,370 369,304
Peak Year 2024 2011
Peak Year Births 7,653 13,997
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elias Elijah
1880ss 450 856
1890ss 302 704
1900ss 254 725
1910ss 1,144 1,963
1920ss 1,766 2,755
1930ss 1,355 2,135
1940ss 1,227 2,399
1950ss 1,548 2,314
1960ss 1,774 1,524
1970ss 2,961 3,402
1980ss 4,481 7,567
1990ss 8,856 34,651
2000ss 19,616 110,418
2010ss 40,913 137,093
2020ss 33,723 60,798

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elias Elijah
2014 3,781 13,881
2015 4,099 13,707
2016 4,486 13,970
2017 4,931 13,444
2018 5,348 13,012
2019 5,720 13,428
2020 5,990 13,224
2021 6,349 12,825
2022 6,728 12,075
2023 7,003 11,503
2024 7,653 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, 1880–2024.

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