Total births
49
Boys' name · since 2002
Elijaah
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Elijaah, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 49
- total births
- 2002–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
49 boys have been named Elijaah since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elijaah has 49 recorded births among boys since 2002, 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 2002 to 2019.
- 49 total births
- 2002–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 61% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
49 boys have been named Elijaah since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 49
- total births
- 2002–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
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.
Elijaah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elijaah's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elijaah at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Elijaah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2019
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Elijaah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Elijaah's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Elijaah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elijaah? ▼
Elijaah has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 8 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
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.
Keep exploring Elijaah
Nearby Names Like Elijaah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elijaah
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Elias Boy
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Elisha Boy
#846 15,668 births
Elian Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2002–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elijaah: Baby Name Since 2002 - 49 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elijaah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elijaah 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 July 2026.