boy's name
Elhadji
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 646
Elhadji is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2018, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1979.
Elhadji over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 50 |
| 1990s | 40 |
| 2000s | 100 |
| 2010s | 155 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
How popular is Elhadji?
In 2025, Elhadji was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Elhadji is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Elhadji is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| El-Hadji | El-Hadji is Elhadji written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 115 |
Names that peaked alongside Elhadji
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elhadji also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elhadji over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elhadji
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elhadji — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elhadji
How popular is the name Elhadji?
In 2025, Elhadji was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Elhadji a girl's or a boy's name?
Elhadji is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Elhadji most popular?
Elhadji peaked in 2018, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elhadji a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elhadji currently ranks #2,967 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.