Total births
219
Boys' name · since 2000
Lijah
219 babies named Lijah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6090
- among boys today
- 219
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other boys
Lijah currently ranks #6090 among boys' names in America, with 219 babies recorded since 2000.
Lijah has 219 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6090 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #6090 among boys today
- 219 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
- 57% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Lijah is currently the #6090 boys' name in America, more common than 57% of boys - 219 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6090
- among boys today
- 219
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other boys
Lijah vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#6090
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 57% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Lijah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
19 babies were named Lijah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Lijah compares
219 40th percentile among 14,294 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
Lijah's all-time total is 40% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lijah | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 219 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 23 | 22,252 |
Lijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lijah's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lijah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#6,090
Active since
2000
Lijah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Lijah popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1998 (Lijah as girls' name)
Lijah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Lijah's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Lijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 97 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lijah? ▼
219 babies have been named Lijah since 2000. It currently ranks #6090 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 19 births.
When was Lijah most popular? ▼
Lijah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Lijah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lijah since 2000 -- 26 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What to do with Lijah's data
- Lijah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lijah: #6090 Boys' Name - 219 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lijah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lijah 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 June 2026.