Boys' name · since 1997
Elhadj
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 224 babies named Elhadj, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,283 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,007 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 224
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elhadj currently ranks #6007 among boys' names in America, with 224 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Elhadj recorded 224 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #6007 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #12,283 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,007 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 224 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elhadj ranks #12,283 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,007 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 224 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,283 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,007 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 224
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elhadj's 224 recorded births place it above 72.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Elhadj compares
224 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elhadj's all-time total is 39% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elhadj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 224 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elhadj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elhadj's full recorded timeline at 2011, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% 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 2025 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elhadj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Elhadj by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (76 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Elhadj's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Elhadj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (34% of all-time use).
Elhadj by state
Where Elhadj concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 224 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elhadj's data
- Elhadj's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Elhadjs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elhadj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
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, 1997–2025 (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 Elhadj 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.