Unisex name · since 1972
Eliah
1,159 babies named Eliah in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,203 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,159
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,159 babies have been named Eliah since 1972, making it today's #3203 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Eliah recorded 1,159 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #3203 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,685 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,203 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,159 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliah ranks #4,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,203 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,159 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,203 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,159
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eliah's 1,159 recorded births place it above 89.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eliah compares
1,159 Top 29% higher than 71% of 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
Eliah's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,159 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eliah splits its recorded history at 2002: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eliah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Eliah popularity over time - girls
468 total births recorded since 1996 (Eliah as girls' name)
Eliah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (441 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Eliah's strongest decade.
441 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Eliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 105
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
281 births
- 2010s
2010s
441 births
- 2020s
2020s
245 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 441 births (38% of all-time use).
How Eliah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eliah's total volume
Eliah by state
Where Eliah concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 154 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 59 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 38 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
154 of 1,159 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Eliah's data
- Eliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (441 total births) through the 2020s (245) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eliahs (154 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Eliah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Eliah 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.