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

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Eligah Elijah
Current Rank Unranked #8
Total Births (all years) 1,740 369,304
Peak Year 1918 2011
Peak Year Births 52 13,997
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eligah Elijah
1880ss 30 856
1890ss 63 704
1900ss 86 725
1910ss 258 1,963
1920ss 330 2,755
1930ss 266 2,135
1940ss 197 2,399
1950ss 134 2,314
1960ss 37 1,524
1970ss 34 3,402
1980ss 61 7,567
1990ss 67 34,651
2000ss 113 110,418
2010ss 52 137,093
2020ss 12 60,798

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eligah Elijah
2014 7 13,881
2015 8 13,707
2016 — 13,970
2017 — 13,444
2018 — 13,012
2019 — 13,428
2020 5 13,224
2021 7 12,825
2022 — 12,075
2023 — 11,503
2024 — 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, 1880–2021.

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