Eliyahu Boy

How popular is Eliyahu?

#1,235 boy name in 2025

162 baby boys were named Eliyahu in the US in 2025, making it the 1235th most popular boy name.

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3,597living people named Eliyahu (est.)
15median age of people named Eliyahu
3,661babies named Eliyahu since 1880
1 in 20,465US babies born in 2025

Eliyahu popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,235 for boys (▲ 15 from 2024)
Babies in 2025162 boys
10-year trendRising (+18% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,297 in 2015, #1,451 in 2020
Peak year2025 (162 boys)
Highest rank#1,235 in 2025
First recorded1956
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Eliyahu is most popular

Babies named Eliyahu per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New Jersey: 1.6 per 1,000 (323 boys)
  2. New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (215 boys)
  3. Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
  4. Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  5. Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Eliyahu by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1950s8#2,968
1960s17#3,594
1970s106#2,855
1980s249#1,841
1990s467#1,652
2000s775#1,496
2010s1,194#1,297
2020s845#1,235

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Questions

Is Eliyahu a boy or girl name?
Eliyahu is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Eliyahu were boys.
How popular is the name Eliyahu?
162 baby boys were named Eliyahu in the US in 2025, making it the 1235th most popular boy name.
When was Eliyahu most popular?
Eliyahu peaked in 2025, when 162 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,235 in 2025.
How many people are named Eliyahu?
3,661 babies have been named Eliyahu in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,597 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
Where is Eliyahu most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Eliyahu was most common in New Jersey, at 1.6 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.