Boys' name · since 1917
Elijio
527 babies named Elijio in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 527
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Elijio is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 527 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Elijio recorded 527 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2020.
- #7,648 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 527 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elijio ranks #7,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 527 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 527
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Elijio's 527 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Elijio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elijio splits its recorded history at 1968: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elijio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2020
- Peak year (1991)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Elijio by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (73 births, 14% of the file).
1950s was Elijio's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Elijio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
58 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s
1960s
72 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 73 births (14% of all-time use).
How Elijio 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 Elijio's total volume
Elijio by state
Where Elijio concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 188 | 35.7% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
188 of 527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elijio's data
- Elijio's decade-level peak was the 1950s (73 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.
- Texas records the most Elijios (188 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elijio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1917–2020 (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 Elijio 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.