Elijay — #11729 US boys' name
26 babies named Elijay in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 18% of names given to boys today.
81% of everyone ever named Elijay was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Elijay in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Elijay
The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Elijay between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elijay currently holds the #11729 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Elijay performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elijay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Elijay 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 26 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.
Elijay at a glance
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Current rank
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Elijay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008
- Peak year (2021)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
Currently ranks #11729 among boys.
26 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 9 births in a single year.
Elijay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 21 births that decade — 81% of Elijay's all-time total
Elijay decade highlights
- Peak decade 21 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Elijay's strongest decade
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 81% of all-time use.
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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, 2008–2024 (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.