Boys' name · since 2009

Eiljah

Eiljah has 22 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,148 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

Eiljah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 2009.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eiljah has been recorded 22 times among boys since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2017.

  • #28,148 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eiljah ranks #28,148 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#28,148 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Eiljah's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Eiljah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Eiljah splits its recorded history at 2010: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2017 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Eiljah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 200920102017 6

Eiljah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (14 births, 64% of the file).

2010s was Eiljah's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Eiljah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eiljah? ▼
Eiljah has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,148 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 8 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Eiljah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eiljah ranks #28,148 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eiljah most popular? ▼
Eiljah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Eiljah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Eiljah since 2009 -- 9 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Eiljah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eileen, Eilan, Eilam, Eilon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Eiljah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Eiljah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eiljah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.