Recorded 2002–2019 Boys' name Peak 2017 49 births

Elijaah — boys' name

49 babies named Elijaah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s192010s30
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Elijaah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

8 babies were named Elijaah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elijaah

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Elijaah between 2002 and 2019, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elijaah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elijaah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elijaah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elijaah 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 49 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.

Elijaah at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

49

Since 2002

18 years of records

Peak year

2017

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2002

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2019

Elijaah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2002

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2017)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 20192017201620152011200820032002 7

Elijaah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
30 births that decade — 61% of Elijaah's all-time total
2000s192010s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elijaah?
49 babies have been named Elijaah since 2002. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2017 with 8 births.
When was Elijaah most popular?
Elijaah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Elijaah been used?
Elijaah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 18 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Elijaah?
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.

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, 2002–2019 (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.