Recorded 1980–2023 Boys' name Peak 1997 123 births

Eliyohu — boys' name

123 babies named Eliyohu in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s142000s292010s412020s21
2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Eliyohu was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Eliyohu in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eliyohu

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Eliyohu between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eliyohu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eliyohu performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eliyohu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Eliyohu in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eliyohu 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 123 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.

Eliyohu at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

123

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Eliyohu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
456789 2023201820122009200319971980 7

Eliyohu by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
41 births that decade — 33% of Eliyohu's all-time total
1980s181990s142000s292010s412020s21

Eliyohu by state

Where Eliyohu concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Eliyohu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
21 17.1%
#2 New York
5 4.1%
New Jersey share of Eliyohu's total US births 17.1%
Even split

21 of 123 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eliyohu?
123 babies have been named Eliyohu since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Eliyohu most popular?
Eliyohu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Eliyohu most popular?
The top states for the name Eliyohu are New Jersey (21 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Eliyohu been used?
Eliyohu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Eliyohu?
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, 1980–2023 (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.