Elyjah vs Ely

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

Name A

Elyjah

Boy name · Rank #2703

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Name B

Ely

Boy name · Rank #3048

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Metric Elyjah Ely
Current Rank #2703 #3048
Total Births (all years) 1,961 4,471
Peak Year 2012 2009
Peak Year Births 124 159
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elyjah Ely
1880s - 42
1890s - 43
1900s - 34
1910s - 187
1920s - 170
1930s - 90
1940s - 84
1950s - 84
1960s - 74
1970s - 224
1980s - 352
1990s 132 484
2000s 695 1,254
2010s 776 1,079
2020s 358 270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elyjah Ely
2014 80 104
2015 73 109
2016 65 105
2017 67 73
2018 67 75
2019 58 71
2020 71 48
2021 58 48
2022 61 39
2023 67 46
2024 49 40
2025 52 49

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, 1994–2025.

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