Elija Boy
How popular is Elija?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Elija in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
Elija popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▲ 687 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,765 in 2015, #4,137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (56 boys) |
| Highest rank | #973 in 1889 |
| First recorded | 1889 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elija counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elijah family of names ranked #11 for boys in 2025, with 11,185 babies in all.
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 Elija is most popular
Babies named Elija per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Elija by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #973 |
| 1910s | 42 | #2,272 |
| 1920s | 34 | #2,659 |
| 1930s | 10 | #3,761 |
| 1970s | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1980s | 68 | #4,133 |
| 1990s | 142 | #3,155 |
| 2000s | 414 | #2,245 |
| 2010s | 328 | #2,589 |
| 2020s | 119 | #3,736 |
Boy names about as popular as Elija
Questions
- Is Elija a boy or girl name?
- Elija is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elija were boys.
- How popular is the name Elija?
- 14 baby boys were named Elija in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Elija most popular?
- Elija peaked in 2008, when 56 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #973 in 1889.
- How many people are named Elija?
- 1,169 babies have been named Elija in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,063 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Elija most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elija was most common in California, 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.