Boys' name · since 2007

Eliijah

Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 48 babies named Eliijah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
48
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

Eliijah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 48 have been recorded since 2007.

Eliijah has 48 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2007 to 2020.

  • #22,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 48 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliijah ranks #22,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
48
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Eliijah's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Eliijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Eliijah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Eliijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
8
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
456789 20072008201020112012201320172020 5

Eliijah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (30 births, 63% of the file).

2010s was Eliijah's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Eliijah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eliijah? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 48 babies named Eliijah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,441 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 8 births.
Where does Eliijah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliijah ranks #22,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eliijah most popular? ▼
Eliijah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Eliijah been used? ▼
Eliijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 14 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Eliijah? ▼
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.

What to do with Eliijah's data

  • Eliijah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Eliijah

Nearby Names Like Eliijah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Eliijah

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#7 380,611 births
Eli Boy
#104 153,495 births
Elias Boy
#13 129,263 births
Elisha Boy
#788 15,668 births
Elian Boy
#147 15,268 births

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Berne
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Minus
48 births · Peak 1947
Hulett
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Eliijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2020 (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 Eliijah 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.