Boys' name · since 1987
Eljay
Eljay has 137 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,361 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 137
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eljay sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 137 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eljay has been recorded 137 times among boys since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1987 to 2024.
- #15,361 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 137 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eljay ranks #15,361 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,361 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 137
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eljay's 137 recorded births place it above 66.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eljay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eljay's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eljay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Eljay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Eljay's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Eljay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Eljay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1987–2024 (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 Eljay 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.