Data through 2025

Elijah name popularity in England and Wales

Elijah ranked #23 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 1,659 boys named Elijah.

Rank#23

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded1,659

ONS

Peak year2020

1,668 recorded

Five-year change-0.5%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Elijah for boys and girls

Girls

3

Share unavailable · data from 2006 to 2019

Boys

1,659

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025

Elijah in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,659#23
2024boys1,661#23
2023boys1,482#31
2022boys1,549#33
2021boys1,657#33
2020boys1,668#30
2019boys1,621#38
2019girls3#5591
2018boys1,519#41
2017boys1,511#41
2017girls3#5765
2016boys1,412#44
Show full history (35 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,659#23
2024boys1,661#23
2023boys1,482#31
2022boys1,549#33
2021boys1,657#33
2020boys1,668#30
2019boys1,621#38
2019girls3#5591
2018boys1,519#41
2017boys1,511#41
2017girls3#5765
2016boys1,412#44
2016girls3#5785
2015boys1,294#46
2014boys1,125#53
2013boys908#69
2012boys792#82
2012girls3#5876
2011boys701#91
2010boys523#120
2009boys419#140
2008boys421#136
2007boys374#143
2006boys293#165
2006girls3#5061
2005boys300#155
2004boys249#168
2003boys216#179
2002boys160#210
2001boys98#279
2000boys99#273
1999boys83#318
1998boys65#361
1997boys91#291
1996boys78#312

Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.

How Elijah’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+28.2%
Change since peak-0.5%