Boys' name · since 1993
Ellijah
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 581 babies named Ellijah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,204 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 581
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ellijah is the #9241 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 581 recorded since 1993.
Ellijah has 581 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9241 as of the latest data, more common than 34% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #7,204 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,241 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 581 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellijah ranks #7,204 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,241 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 581 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,204 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 581
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ellijah's 581 recorded births place it above 84.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Ellijah compares
581 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Ellijah's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellijah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 581 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ellijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellijah splits its recorded history at 2009: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Ellijah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (256 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Ellijah's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Ellijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
256 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 78
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 256 births (44% of all-time use).
How Ellijah 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 Ellijah's total volume
Ellijah by state
Where Ellijah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
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What to do with Ellijah's data
- Ellijah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Ellijahs (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Ellijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Ellijah 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.