Elijiah vs Elijah

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

Name A

Elijiah

Boy name · Rank #6000

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Elijiah Elijah
Current Rank #6000 #8
Total Births (all years) 1,151 380,611
Peak Year 2008 2011
Peak Year Births 75 14,001
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elijiah 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 5 3,400
1980s - 7,567
1990s 146 34,652
2000s 548 110,421
2010s 370 137,147
2020s 82 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elijiah Elijah
2014 28 13,886
2015 27 13,710
2016 26 13,982
2017 22 13,449
2018 19 13,020
2019 30 13,436
2020 19 13,238
2021 19 12,845
2022 8 12,094
2023 13 11,523
2024 15 11,238
2025 8 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, 1979–2025.

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