US rank #9414 Boys' name Peak 2021 100 births

Eliahs — #9414 US boys' name

100 babies named Eliahs in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s122010s482020s35
#9414
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Eliahs was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

11 babies were named Eliahs in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eliahs

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Eliahs between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eliahs currently holds the #9414 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eliahs performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eliahs shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eliahs in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eliahs in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 100 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eliahs at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

100

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2021

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,414

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eliahs popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
11
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 20242021201920152013201020001999 5

Eliahs by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
48 births that decade — 48% of Eliahs's all-time total
1990s52000s122010s482020s35

Eliahs by state

Where Eliahs concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eliahs
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.0%
California share of Eliahs's total US births 5.0%

5 of 100 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eliahs?
100 babies have been named Eliahs since 1999. It currently ranks #9414 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 11 births.
When was Eliahs most popular?
Eliahs was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Eliahs most popular?
The top states for the name Eliahs are California (5 births).
How long has the name Eliahs been used?
Eliahs has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eliahs?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elijah, Eli, Elias, Elisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.