Boys' name · since 1956
Eliyahu
Eliyahu has 3,661 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,238 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,661
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eliyahu is the #1238 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,661 recorded since 1956.
Eliyahu has 3,661 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1238 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #2,234 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,238 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,661 born since 1956
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliyahu ranks #2,234 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,238 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,661 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,238 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,661
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eliyahu's 3,661 recorded births place it above 95.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Eliyahu compares
3,661 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Eliyahu's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliyahu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,661 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 162 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eliyahu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eliyahu's full recorded timeline at 1996, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 162 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eliyahu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 162
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Eliyahu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,194 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Eliyahu's strongest decade.
1,194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Eliyahu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 106
1970s
106 births
- 1980s 249
1980s
249 births
- 1990s 467
1990s
467 births
- 2000s
2000s
775 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,194 births
- 2020s
2020s
845 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,194 births (33% of all-time use).
How Eliyahu 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 Eliyahu's total volume
Eliyahu by state
Where Eliyahu concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,564 | 42.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 1,072 | 29.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 81 | 2.2% |
| #4 | California | | 72 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 37 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.1% |
1,564 of 3,661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Eliyahu's data
- Eliyahu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,194 total births) through the 2020s (845) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Eliyahus (1,564 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Eliyahu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Eliyahu 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.