Eliyahu vs Elijah

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

Name A

Eliyahu

Boy name · Rank #1252

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Eliyahu Elijah
Current Rank #1252 #8
Total Births (all years) 3,661 380,611
Peak Year 2025 2011
Peak Year Births 162 14,001
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1956 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliyahu Elijah
1880s - 856
1890s - 704
1900s - 725
1910s - 1,963
1920s - 2,755
1930s - 2,135
1940s - 2,399
1950s 8 2,314
1960s 17 1,524
1970s 106 3,400
1980s 249 7,567
1990s 467 34,652
2000s 775 110,421
2010s 1,194 137,147
2020s 845 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliyahu Elijah
2014 121 13,886
2015 137 13,710
2016 130 13,982
2017 104 13,449
2018 110 13,020
2019 119 13,436
2020 119 13,238
2021 124 12,845
2022 137 12,094
2023 145 11,523
2024 158 11,238
2025 162 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, 1956–2025.

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