Elijah vs Eli

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

Name A

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Name B

Eli

Boy name · Rank #92

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Metric Elijah Eli
Current Rank #8 #92
Total Births (all years) 369,304 149,990
Peak Year 2011 2012
Peak Year Births 13,997 8,076
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elijah Eli
1880ss 856 721
1890ss 704 492
1900ss 725 483
1910ss 1,963 1,991
1920ss 2,755 2,520
1930ss 2,135 1,592
1940ss 2,399 1,288
1950ss 2,314 1,346
1960ss 1,524 1,323
1970ss 3,402 3,610
1980ss 7,567 5,455
1990ss 34,651 8,560
2000ss 110,418 28,019
2010ss 137,093 69,871
2020ss 60,798 22,719

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elijah Eli
2014 13,881 7,508
2015 13,707 7,158
2016 13,970 7,129
2017 13,444 6,636
2018 13,012 6,091
2019 13,428 5,535
2020 13,224 5,278
2021 12,825 4,910
2022 12,075 4,702
2023 11,503 4,106
2024 11,171 3,723

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, 1880–2024.

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