Total births
38
Boys' name · since 1997
Elijaha
38 babies named Elijaha in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 38
- total births
- 1997–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
38 boys have been named Elijaha since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elijaha has 38 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2010.
- 38 total births
- 1997–2010 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
38 boys have been named Elijaha since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.
- 38
- total births
- 1997–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Elijaha was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
6 babies were named Elijaha in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
Elijaha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elijaha's full recorded timeline at 2001, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elijaha at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Elijaha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2010
- Peak year (2001)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Elijaha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Elijaha's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Elijaha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elijaha? ▼
Elijaha has been given to 38 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 6 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
When was Elijaha most popular? ▼
Elijaha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Elijaha been used? ▼
Elijaha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 14 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Elijaha? ▼
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 Elijaha's data
- Elijaha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Elijaha
Nearby Names Like Elijaha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elijaha
Elijah Boy
#8 380,611 births
Eli Boy
#92 153,495 births
Elias Boy
#25 129,263 births
Elisha Boy
#846 15,668 births
Elian Boy
#237 15,268 births
Compare Elijaha side by side: Elijaha vs Elijah Elijaha vs Eli Elijaha vs Elias
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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, 1997–2010 (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. "Elijaha: Baby Name Since 1997 - 38 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elijaha. 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 Elijaha 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.