Boys' name · since 1999
Eliahs
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 106 babies named Eliahs, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eliahs is the #11259 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 106 recorded since 1999.
Eliahs has 106 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11259 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #17,023 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,259 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 106 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliahs ranks #17,023 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,259 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 106 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eliahs's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eliahs compares
106 27th 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
Eliahs's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliahs | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 106 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eliahs's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eliahs's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eliahs popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Eliahs by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (48 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Eliahs's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Eliahs births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 48 births (45% of all-time use).
Eliahs by state
Where Eliahs concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.7% |
5 of 106 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eliahs's data
- Eliahs's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eliahss (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eliahs: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Eliahs 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.