Boys' name · since 1992
Elijan
Elijan has 119 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,258 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elijan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 119 have been recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Elijan recorded 119 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2022.
- #16,258 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elijan ranks #16,258 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,258 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elijan's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elijan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elijan splits its recorded history at 2007: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elijan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2022
- Peak year (2010)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Elijan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Elijan's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Elijan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Elijan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elijan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1992–2022 (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 Elijan 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.