Eliah Boy & girl
How popular is Eliah?
#3,180 boy name in 2025
37 baby boys were named Eliah in the US in 2025, making it the 3180th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
Eliah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,180 for boys (▲ 342 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 37 boys, 14 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-20% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,640 in 2015, #2,436 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (56 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,319 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 71% boys, 29% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Eliah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Eliah family of names ranked #1,892 for boys in 2025 (#2,246 the year before), with 61 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eliah | 37 | 61% |
| Elya | 24 | 39% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Eliah is most popular
Babies named Eliah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Eliah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46 | #3,657 |
| 1980s | 41 | #3,837 |
| 1990s | 105 | #3,872 |
| 2000s | 281 | #2,319 |
| 2010s | 441 | #2,387 |
| 2020s | 245 | #2,436 |
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Questions
- Is Eliah a boy or girl name?
- Eliah is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 71% of babies named Eliah were boys and 29% were girls.
- How popular is the name Eliah?
- 37 baby boys were named Eliah in the US in 2025, making it the 3180th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
- When was Eliah most popular?
- Eliah peaked in 2009, when 56 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,319 in 2009.
- How many people are named Eliah?
- 1,627 babies have been named Eliah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,607 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Eliah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Eliah was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.