Elija vs Elijah

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

Name A

Elija

Boy name · Rank #6846

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Elija Elijah
Current Rank #6846 #8
Total Births (all years) 1,169 380,611
Peak Year 2008 2011
Peak Year Births 56 14,001
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1889 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elija Elijah
1880s 5 856
1890s - 704
1900s - 725
1910s 42 1,963
1920s 34 2,755
1930s 10 2,135
1940s - 2,399
1950s - 2,314
1960s - 1,524
1970s 7 3,400
1980s 68 7,567
1990s 142 34,652
2000s 414 110,421
2010s 328 137,147
2020s 119 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elija Elijah
2014 21 13,886
2015 43 13,710
2016 26 13,982
2017 33 13,449
2018 20 13,020
2019 25 13,436
2020 24 13,238
2021 29 12,845
2022 20 12,094
2023 20 11,523
2024 12 11,238
2025 14 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, 1889–2025.

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