Boys' name · since 1979
Elijiah
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 1,151 babies named Elijiah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,708 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,136 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,151
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elijiah is the #9136 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,151 recorded since 1979.
Elijiah has 1,151 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9136 as of the latest data, more common than 34% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #4,708 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,136 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,151 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elijiah ranks #4,708 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,136 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,151 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,708 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,136 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,151
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elijiah's 1,151 recorded births place it above 89.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elijiah compares
1,151 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Elijiah's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elijiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,151 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elijiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elijiah splits its recorded history at 2008: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 75 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elijiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Elijiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (548 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Elijiah's strongest decade.
548 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Elijiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 146
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
548 births
- 2010s
2010s
370 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 548 births (48% of all-time use).
How Elijiah 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 Elijiah's total volume
Elijiah by state
Where Elijiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 54 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
94 of 1,151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Elijiah's data
- Elijiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (548 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elijiahs (94 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 Elijiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Elijiah 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.