Eligah vs Elijah

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

Name A

Eligah

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Eligah Elijah
Current Rank Unranked #8
Total Births (all years) 1,740 380,611
Peak Year 1918 2011
Peak Year Births 52 14,001
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eligah Elijah
1880s 30 856
1890s 63 704
1900s 86 725
1910s 258 1,963
1920s 330 2,755
1930s 266 2,135
1940s 197 2,399
1950s 134 2,314
1960s 37 1,524
1970s 34 3,400
1980s 61 7,567
1990s 67 34,652
2000s 113 110,421
2010s 52 137,147
2020s 12 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eligah Elijah
2014 7 13,886
2015 8 13,710
2016 - 13,982
2017 - 13,449
2018 - 13,020
2019 - 13,436
2020 5 13,238
2021 7 12,845
2022 - 12,094
2023 - 11,523
2024 - 11,238
2025 - 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, 1880–2021.

← Compare different names