Total births
153
Girls' name · since 1999
Elajah
Elajah has 153 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 153
- total births
- 1999–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
153 girls have been named Elajah since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elajah has 153 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2017.
- 153 total births
- 1999–2017 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
153 girls have been named Elajah since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.
- 153
- total births
- 1999–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Elajah was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
15 babies were named Elajah in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Elajah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elajah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elajah at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Elajah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2017
- Peak year (2008)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Elajah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Elajah's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Elajah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 86 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elajah? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 153 babies named Elajah. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 15 births.
When was Elajah most popular? ▼
Elajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Elajah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Elajah since 1999 -- 19 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Elajah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elaine, Elaina, Elana, Elayna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Elajah's data
- Elajah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2010s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Elajah
Nearby Names Like Elajah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elajah
Elaine Girl
#368 262,890 births
Elaina Girl
#254 32,220 births
Elana Girl
#1876 8,909 births
Elayna Girl
#1427 5,251 births
Elayne Girl
#3649 4,114 births
Compare Elajah side by side: Elajah vs Elaine Elajah vs Elaina Elajah vs Elana
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elajah: Baby Name Since 1999 - 153 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elajah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elajah 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 July 2026.