Eligh vs Elijah

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

Name A

Eligh

Boy name · Rank #8328

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Eligh Elijah
Current Rank #8328 #8
Total Births (all years) 1,012 369,304
Peak Year 2014 2011
Peak Year Births 61 13,997
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1906 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eligh Elijah
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 704
1900ss 6 725
1910ss 58 1,963
1920ss 87 2,755
1930ss 60 2,135
1940ss 5 2,399
1950ss 12 2,314
1960ss — 1,524
1970ss — 3,402
1980ss — 7,567
1990ss 13 34,651
2000ss 228 110,418
2010ss 457 137,093
2020ss 86 60,798

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eligh Elijah
2014 61 13,881
2015 55 13,707
2016 43 13,970
2017 35 13,444
2018 34 13,012
2019 25 13,428
2020 31 13,224
2021 17 12,825
2022 16 12,075
2023 13 11,503
2024 9 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, 1906–2024.

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