Eliud vs Elijah

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

Name A

Eliud

Boy name · Rank #4226

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Eliud Elijah
Current Rank #4226 #8
Total Births (all years) 1,593 380,611
Peak Year 2000 2011
Peak Year Births 43 14,001
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1931 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliud Elijah
1880s - 856
1890s - 704
1900s - 725
1910s - 1,963
1920s - 2,755
1930s 11 2,135
1940s 5 2,399
1950s 42 2,314
1960s 97 1,524
1970s 152 3,400
1980s 166 7,567
1990s 284 34,652
2000s 366 110,421
2010s 315 137,147
2020s 155 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliud Elijah
2014 31 13,886
2015 35 13,710
2016 26 13,982
2017 34 13,449
2018 28 13,020
2019 38 13,436
2020 35 13,238
2021 23 12,845
2022 21 12,094
2023 33 11,523
2024 25 11,238
2025 18 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, 1931–2025.

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