Recorded 1917–2020 Boys' name Peak 1991 527 births

Elijio — boys' name

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.

1910s131920s421930s111940s581950s731960s721970s581980s631990s662000s542010s122020s5
1950s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Elijio was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

14 babies were named Elijio in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elijio

The Social Security Administration has registered 527 babies named Elijio between 1917 and 2020, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elijio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elijio performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Elijio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 188 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Elijio in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elijio 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 527 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.

Elijio at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

527

Since 1917

104 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1917

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2020

Elijio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1917

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
46810121416 202020011990197919671957194619291917 6

Elijio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
73 births that decade — 14% of Elijio's all-time total
1910s131920s421930s111940s581950s731960s721970s581980s631990s662000s542010s122020s5

Elijio by state

Where Elijio concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Elijio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
188 35.7%
#2 California
6 1.1%
Texas share of Elijio's total US births 35.7%
Even split

188 of 527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elijio?
527 babies have been named Elijio since 1917. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Elijio most popular?
Elijio was most popular in the 1950s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Elijio most popular?
The top states for the name Elijio are Texas (188 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Elijio been used?
Elijio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 104 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Elijio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elijah, Eli, Elias, Elisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–2020 (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.