Recorded 1996–2023 Boys' name Peak 2015 140 births

Elijahjames — boys' name

140 babies named Elijahjames in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s342010s652020s30
2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Elijahjames was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

10 babies were named Elijahjames in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elijahjames

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Elijahjames between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elijahjames currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elijahjames performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elijahjames shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elijahjames in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elijahjames 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 140 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.

Elijahjames at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

140

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

2015

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Elijahjames popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 2023202020172014200820031996 6

Elijahjames by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
65 births that decade — 46% of Elijahjames's all-time total
1990s112000s342010s652020s30

Elijahjames by state

Where Elijahjames concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elijahjames
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.6%
California share of Elijahjames's total US births 3.6%

5 of 140 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elijahjames?
140 babies have been named Elijahjames since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 10 births.
When was Elijahjames most popular?
Elijahjames was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Elijahjames most popular?
The top states for the name Elijahjames are California (5 births).
How long has the name Elijahjames been used?
Elijahjames has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Elijahjames?
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, 1996–2023 (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.