unisex name
Elizah
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,664
Elizah is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 66% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2017, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1899.
Elizah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 23 |
| 1920s | 69 |
| 1930s | 34 |
| 1940s | 59 |
| 1950s | 25 |
| 1960s | 20 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 41 |
| 1990s | 130 |
| 2000s | 298 |
| 2010s | 381 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 284 |
How popular is Elizah?
In 2025, Elizah was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Elizah is used
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 Elizah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elizah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elizah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elizah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elizah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elizah
How popular is the name Elizah?
In 2025, Elizah was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Elizah a girl's or a boy's name?
Elizah is used for both girls and boys. About 66% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Elizah most popular?
Elizah peaked in 2017, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elizah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elizah currently ranks #2,837 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.