Eliel vs Elijah

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

Name A

Eliel

Boy name · Rank #584

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Eliel Elijah
Current Rank #584 #8
Total Births (all years) 4,922 380,611
Peak Year 2025 2011
Peak Year Births 503 14,001
Peak Decade 2020s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliel Elijah
1880s - 856
1890s - 704
1900s - 725
1910s - 1,963
1920s - 2,755
1930s - 2,135
1940s - 2,399
1950s - 2,314
1960s - 1,524
1970s 10 3,400
1980s 70 7,567
1990s 181 34,652
2000s 913 110,421
2010s 1,558 137,147
2020s 2,190 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliel Elijah
2014 128 13,886
2015 121 13,710
2016 126 13,982
2017 116 13,449
2018 170 13,020
2019 400 13,436
2020 325 13,238
2021 275 12,845
2022 306 12,094
2023 292 11,523
2024 489 11,238
2025 503 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, 1975–2025.

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