Boys' name · since 1994
Elyjah
Elyjah has 1,961 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,348 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,560 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,961
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elyjah currently ranks #2560 among boys' names in America, with 1,961 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elyjah has been recorded 1,961 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #2560 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #3,348 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,560 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,961 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elyjah ranks #3,348 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,560 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,961 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,348 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,560 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,961
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elyjah's 1,961 recorded births place it above 92.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elyjah compares
1,961 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Elyjah's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elyjah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,961 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 124 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elyjah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elyjah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 124, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elyjah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 124
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Elyjah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (776 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Elyjah's strongest decade.
776 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Elyjah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 132
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
695 births
- 2010s
2010s
776 births
- 2020s
2020s
358 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 776 births (40% of all-time use).
How Elyjah 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 Elyjah's total volume
Elyjah by state
Where Elyjah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 202 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 136 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 102 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 70 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 30 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 12 | 0.6% |
202 of 1,961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Elyjah appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elyjah's data
- Elyjah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (776 total births) through the 2020s (358) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elyjahs (202 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elyjah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Elyjah 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.