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 #1361

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Eliot Elijah
Current Rank #1361 #8
Total Births (all years) 7,892 380,611
Peak Year 2012 2011
Peak Year Births 216 14,001
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliot Elijah
1880s - 856
1890s - 704
1900s 20 725
1910s 141 1,963
1920s 188 2,755
1930s 141 2,135
1940s 285 2,399
1950s 528 2,314
1960s 581 1,524
1970s 504 3,400
1980s 754 7,567
1990s 807 34,652
2000s 1,243 110,421
2010s 1,847 137,147
2020s 853 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliot Elijah
2014 192 13,886
2015 176 13,710
2016 163 13,982
2017 173 13,449
2018 183 13,020
2019 160 13,436
2020 152 13,238
2021 152 12,845
2022 142 12,094
2023 138 11,523
2024 139 11,238
2025 130 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, 1905–2025.

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