boy's name
Elijiah
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,151
Elijiah is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 75 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Elijiah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 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 |
| 1990s | 146 |
| 2000s | 548 |
| 2010s | 370 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 82 |
How popular is Elijiah?
In 2025, Elijiah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Elijiah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elijiah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elijiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elijiah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elijiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elijiah
How popular is the name Elijiah?
In 2025, Elijiah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Elijiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Elijiah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Elijiah most popular?
Elijiah peaked in 2008, when 75 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Elijiah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elijiah currently ranks #9,265 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.