Boys' name · since 1998
Elhadji
Elhadji has 184 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 184
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elhadji currently ranks #7008 among boys' names in America, with 184 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Elhadji recorded 184 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #7008 nationally today, ahead of 50% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #13,463 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,008 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 184 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elhadji ranks #13,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,008 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 184 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 184
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elhadji's 184 recorded births place it above 70.34% 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 Elhadji compares
184 36th 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
Elhadji's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elhadji | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 184 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elhadji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elhadji splits its recorded history at 2011: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elhadji popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Elhadji by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (86 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Elhadji's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Elhadji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 86 births (47% of all-time use).
Elhadji by state
Where Elhadji concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 26 | 14.1% |
26 of 184 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elhadji's data
- Elhadji's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Elhadjis (26 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 Elhadji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Elhadji 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.