Elyah — #16686 US unisex name

What the Data Says About Elyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Elyah between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elyah currently holds the #16686 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Elyah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elyah 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 15 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.