Elih vs Elijah

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

Name A

Elih

Boy name

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Elih Elijah
Current Rank Unranked #8
Total Births (all years) 138 380,611
Peak Year 2017 2011
Peak Year Births 22 14,001
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2005 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elih 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 - 3,400
1980s - 7,567
1990s - 34,652
2000s 18 110,421
2010s 115 137,147
2020s 5 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elih Elijah
2014 12 13,886
2015 9 13,710
2016 9 13,982
2017 22 13,449
2018 9 13,020
2019 9 13,436
2020 5 13,238
2021 - 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, 2005–2020.

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