Boys' name · since 1949
Elijha
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 759 babies named Elijha, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,859 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 759
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elijha is the #10859 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 759 recorded since 1949.
Elijha has 759 recorded births among boys since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10859 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, 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 1949 to 2025.
- #6,100 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,859 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 759 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elijha ranks #6,100 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,859 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 759 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,859 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 759
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elijha's 759 recorded births place it above 86.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elijha compares
759 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Elijha's all-time total is 106% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elijha | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 759 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elijha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elijha's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elijha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Elijha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (356 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Elijha's strongest decade.
356 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Elijha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s
2000s
356 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 356 births (47% of all-time use).
How Elijha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elijha's total volume
Elijha by state
Where Elijha concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 2.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
27 of 759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Elijha's data
- Elijha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (356 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elijhas (27 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elijha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Elijha 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.