Boys' name · since 1996
Elijahjames
Elijahjames has 147 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,870 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,103 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 147
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elijahjames is the #10103 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 147 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Elijahjames recorded 147 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #10103 nationally today, ahead of 27% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #14,870 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,103 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 147 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elijahjames ranks #14,870 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,103 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 147 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,870 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,103 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 147
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elijahjames's 147 recorded births place it above 67.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elijahjames compares
147 32nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elijahjames's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elijahjames | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 147 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elijahjames's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elijahjames's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elijahjames popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Elijahjames by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (65 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Elijahjames's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Elijahjames births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 65 births (44% of all-time use).
Elijahjames by state
Where Elijahjames concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 147 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elijahjames's data
- Elijahjames's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elijahjamess (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elijahjames: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
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, 1996–2025 (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 Elijahjames 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.