Eliot vs Elijah

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

Name A

Eliot

Boy name · Rank #1369

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Eliot Elijah
Current Rank #1369 #8
Total Births (all years) 7,759 369,304
Peak Year 2012 2011
Peak Year Births 216 13,997
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliot Elijah
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 704
1900ss 20 725
1910ss 141 1,963
1920ss 188 2,755
1930ss 141 2,135
1940ss 285 2,399
1950ss 528 2,314
1960ss 581 1,524
1970ss 504 3,402
1980ss 754 7,567
1990ss 807 34,651
2000ss 1,243 110,418
2010ss 1,847 137,093
2020ss 720 60,798

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliot Elijah
2014 192 13,881
2015 176 13,707
2016 163 13,970
2017 173 13,444
2018 183 13,012
2019 160 13,428
2020 152 13,224
2021 152 12,825
2022 141 12,075
2023 138 11,503
2024 137 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, 1905–2024.

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