Unisex name · since 1994
Eliyah
Eliyah has 1,446 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,948 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,446
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eliyah is the #2948 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,446 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliyah has been recorded 1,446 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #2948 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #5,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,948 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,446 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliyah ranks #5,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,948 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,446 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,948 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,446
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eliyah's 1,446 recorded births place it above 91.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eliyah compares
1,446 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Eliyah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,446 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eliyah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 90 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eliyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Eliyah popularity over time - boys
775 total births recorded since 1991 (Eliyah as boys' name)
Eliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (625 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Eliyah's strongest decade.
625 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Eliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
350 births
- 2010s
2010s
625 births
- 2020s
2020s
412 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 625 births (43% of all-time use).
How Eliyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eliyah's total volume
Eliyah by state
Where Eliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 157 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 140 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 67 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.4% |
157 of 1,446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Eliyah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eliyah's data
- Eliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (625 total births) through the 2020s (412) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eliyahs (157 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Eliyah 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.