Elijah Boy
How popular is Elijah?
#7 boy name in 2025
11,111 baby boys were named Elijah in the US in 2025, making it the 7th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
Elijah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7 for boys (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11,111 boys, 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #11 in 2015, #4 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (14,001 boys) |
| Highest rank | #4 in 2020 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elijah 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 Elijah is most popular
Babies named Elijah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alaska: 13.1 per 1,000 (156 boys)
- Hawaii: 12.7 per 1,000 (197 boys)
- New Mexico: 12.6 per 1,000 (414 boys)
- Wyoming: 12.3 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- Mississippi: 11.3 per 1,000 (643 boys)
Elijah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 856 | #126 |
| 1890s | 704 | #184 |
| 1900s | 725 | #183 |
| 1910s | 1,963 | #233 |
| 1920s | 2,755 | #327 |
| 1930s | 2,135 | #365 |
| 1940s | 2,399 | #374 |
| 1950s | 2,314 | #402 |
| 1960s | 1,524 | #562 |
| 1970s | 3,400 | #290 |
| 1980s | 7,567 | #257 |
| 1990s | 34,652 | #60 |
| 2000s | 110,421 | #21 |
| 2010s | 137,147 | #5 |
| 2020s | 72,049 | #4 |
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Questions
- Is Elijah a boy or girl name?
- Elijah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elijah were boys.
- How popular is the name Elijah?
- 11,111 baby boys were named Elijah in the US in 2025, making it the 7th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
- When was Elijah most popular?
- Elijah peaked in 2011, when 14,001 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #4, held for 2 years starting in 2020.
- How many people are named Elijah?
- 381,915 babies have been named Elijah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 366,423 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Elijah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elijah was most common in Alaska, at 13.1 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.