for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Elijah name popularity in the United States
Elijah ranked #7 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 11,111 boys named Elijah.
SSA
14,001 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Elijah for boys and girls
Girls
150.1% in 2025 · data from 1926 to 2025
Boys
11,11199.9% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Elijah in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 11,111 | #7 |
| 2025 | girls | 15 | #7133 |
| 2024 | boys | 11,238 | #8 |
| 2024 | girls | 26 | #5021 |
| 2023 | boys | 11,523 | #5 |
| 2023 | girls | 20 | #5960 |
| 2022 | boys | 12,094 | #5 |
| 2022 | girls | 32 | #4378 |
| 2021 | boys | 12,845 | #4 |
| 2021 | girls | 28 | #4719 |
| 2020 | boys | 13,238 | #4 |
| 2020 | girls | 31 | #4358 |
Show full history (201 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 11,111 | #7 |
| 2025 | girls | 15 | #7133 |
| 2024 | boys | 11,238 | #8 |
| 2024 | girls | 26 | #5021 |
| 2023 | boys | 11,523 | #5 |
| 2023 | girls | 20 | #5960 |
| 2022 | boys | 12,094 | #5 |
| 2022 | girls | 32 | #4378 |
| 2021 | boys | 12,845 | #4 |
| 2021 | girls | 28 | #4719 |
| 2020 | boys | 13,238 | #4 |
| 2020 | girls | 31 | #4358 |
| 2019 | boys | 13,436 | #5 |
| 2019 | girls | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | boys | 13,020 | #7 |
| 2018 | girls | 33 | #4237 |
| 2017 | boys | 13,449 | #8 |
| 2017 | girls | 28 | #4811 |
| 2016 | boys | 13,982 | #9 |
| 2016 | girls | 27 | #4990 |
| 2015 | boys | 13,710 | #11 |
| 2015 | girls | 28 | #4853 |
| 2014 | boys | 13,886 | #11 |
| 2014 | girls | 34 | #4269 |
| 2013 | boys | 13,829 | #11 |
| 2013 | girls | 33 | #4336 |
| 2012 | boys | 13,914 | #13 |
| 2012 | girls | 28 | #4957 |
| 2011 | boys | 14,001 | #13 |
| 2011 | girls | 33 | #4353 |
| 2010 | boys | 13,920 | #18 |
| 2010 | girls | 48 | #3360 |
| 2009 | boys | 12,846 | #21 |
| 2009 | girls | 37 | #4107 |
| 2008 | boys | 13,241 | #22 |
| 2008 | girls | 44 | #3645 |
| 2007 | boys | 12,424 | #30 |
| 2007 | girls | 40 | #3918 |
| 2006 | boys | 12,055 | #29 |
| 2006 | girls | 38 | #3919 |
| 2005 | boys | 11,612 | #31 |
| 2005 | girls | 39 | #3730 |
| 2004 | boys | 11,714 | #31 |
| 2004 | girls | 77 | #2264 |
| 2003 | boys | 10,665 | #37 |
| 2003 | girls | 46 | #3187 |
| 2002 | boys | 10,053 | #41 |
| 2002 | girls | 39 | #3461 |
| 2001 | boys | 8,339 | #45 |
| 2001 | girls | 42 | #3256 |
| 2000 | boys | 7,472 | #52 |
| 2000 | girls | 25 | #4649 |
| 1999 | boys | 6,596 | #60 |
| 1999 | girls | 36 | #3443 |
| 1998 | boys | 5,662 | #66 |
| 1998 | girls | 50 | #2691 |
| 1997 | boys | 5,089 | #74 |
| 1997 | girls | 32 | #3547 |
| 1996 | boys | 4,818 | #81 |
| 1996 | girls | 36 | #3237 |
| 1995 | boys | 3,977 | #93 |
| 1995 | girls | 35 | #3220 |
| 1994 | boys | 2,621 | #133 |
| 1994 | girls | 22 | #4521 |
| 1993 | boys | 1,882 | #170 |
| 1993 | girls | 13 | #6622 |
| 1992 | boys | 1,523 | #203 |
| 1992 | girls | 21 | #4686 |
| 1991 | boys | 1,345 | #222 |
| 1991 | girls | 16 | #5659 |
| 1990 | boys | 1,139 | #243 |
| 1990 | girls | 11 | #7303 |
| 1989 | boys | 991 | #257 |
| 1989 | girls | 13 | #6160 |
| 1988 | boys | 886 | #266 |
| 1988 | girls | 8 | #8391 |
| 1987 | boys | 746 | #288 |
| 1987 | girls | 9 | #7353 |
| 1986 | boys | 718 | #289 |
| 1986 | girls | 11 | #6156 |
| 1985 | boys | 681 | #299 |
| 1985 | girls | 8 | #7563 |
| 1984 | boys | 631 | #310 |
| 1984 | girls | 5 | #10422 |
| 1983 | boys | 671 | #296 |
| 1983 | girls | 10 | #6212 |
| 1982 | boys | 739 | #280 |
| 1982 | girls | 9 | #6888 |
| 1981 | boys | 750 | #277 |
| 1981 | girls | 7 | #8128 |
| 1980 | boys | 754 | #279 |
| 1980 | girls | 5 | #10392 |
| 1979 | boys | 696 | #290 |
| 1979 | girls | 6 | #9010 |
| 1978 | boys | 548 | #320 |
| 1978 | girls | 7 | #7649 |
| 1977 | boys | 504 | #350 |
| 1977 | girls | 5 | #9652 |
| 1976 | boys | 301 | #450 |
| 1976 | girls | 9 | #6048 |
| 1975 | boys | 263 | #491 |
| 1974 | boys | 287 | #472 |
| 1973 | boys | 212 | #537 |
| 1972 | boys | 209 | #551 |
| 1971 | boys | 196 | #587 |
| 1970 | boys | 184 | #596 |
| 1969 | boys | 143 | #659 |
| 1968 | boys | 122 | #680 |
| 1967 | boys | 134 | #644 |
| 1966 | boys | 140 | #626 |
| 1965 | boys | 122 | #672 |
| 1964 | boys | 161 | #618 |
| 1963 | boys | 149 | #640 |
| 1962 | boys | 179 | #583 |
| 1961 | boys | 194 | #562 |
| 1960 | boys | 180 | #580 |
| 1959 | boys | 185 | #575 |
| 1958 | boys | 209 | #532 |
| 1957 | boys | 218 | #522 |
| 1956 | boys | 197 | #533 |
| 1955 | boys | 235 | #477 |
| 1954 | boys | 254 | #453 |
| 1954 | girls | 5 | #5753 |
| 1953 | boys | 248 | #455 |
| 1952 | boys | 263 | #431 |
| 1951 | boys | 223 | #451 |
| 1950 | boys | 282 | #403 |
| 1949 | boys | 267 | #415 |
| 1948 | boys | 244 | #427 |
| 1948 | girls | 5 | #5243 |
| 1947 | boys | 296 | #399 |
| 1946 | boys | 222 | #426 |
| 1945 | boys | 237 | #387 |
| 1944 | boys | 227 | #399 |
| 1943 | boys | 221 | #416 |
| 1942 | boys | 245 | #387 |
| 1941 | boys | 239 | #374 |
| 1940 | boys | 201 | #404 |
| 1939 | boys | 237 | #371 |
| 1938 | boys | 195 | #407 |
| 1937 | boys | 210 | #382 |
| 1937 | girls | 6 | #3800 |
| 1936 | boys | 221 | #365 |
| 1935 | boys | 210 | #374 |
| 1934 | boys | 209 | #378 |
| 1933 | boys | 198 | #386 |
| 1932 | boys | 231 | #365 |
| 1931 | boys | 198 | #400 |
| 1930 | boys | 226 | #378 |
| 1929 | boys | 243 | #367 |
| 1929 | girls | 5 | #4570 |
| 1928 | boys | 255 | #365 |
| 1927 | boys | 290 | #336 |
| 1926 | boys | 276 | #348 |
| 1926 | girls | 7 | #3873 |
| 1925 | boys | 283 | #347 |
| 1924 | boys | 261 | #374 |
| 1923 | boys | 302 | #335 |
| 1922 | boys | 311 | #327 |
| 1921 | boys | 257 | #378 |
| 1920 | boys | 277 | #355 |
| 1919 | boys | 295 | #327 |
| 1918 | boys | 264 | #358 |
| 1917 | boys | 256 | #348 |
| 1916 | boys | 232 | #353 |
| 1915 | boys | 243 | #339 |
| 1914 | boys | 187 | #339 |
| 1913 | boys | 149 | #335 |
| 1912 | boys | 142 | #302 |
| 1911 | boys | 94 | #267 |
| 1910 | boys | 101 | #233 |
| 1909 | boys | 90 | #231 |
| 1908 | boys | 64 | #265 |
| 1907 | boys | 76 | #233 |
| 1906 | boys | 65 | #242 |
| 1905 | boys | 81 | #212 |
| 1904 | boys | 60 | #242 |
| 1903 | boys | 58 | #239 |
| 1902 | boys | 66 | #221 |
| 1901 | boys | 79 | #183 |
| 1900 | boys | 86 | #210 |
| 1899 | boys | 64 | #205 |
| 1898 | boys | 76 | #197 |
| 1897 | boys | 65 | #209 |
| 1896 | boys | 87 | #186 |
| 1895 | boys | 75 | #194 |
| 1894 | boys | 54 | #235 |
| 1893 | boys | 77 | #189 |
| 1892 | boys | 85 | #184 |
| 1891 | boys | 57 | #209 |
| 1890 | boys | 64 | #204 |
| 1889 | boys | 61 | #208 |
| 1888 | boys | 88 | #171 |
| 1887 | boys | 75 | #168 |
| 1886 | boys | 93 | #152 |
| 1885 | boys | 82 | #162 |
| 1884 | boys | 85 | #163 |
| 1883 | boys | 92 | #133 |
| 1882 | boys | 111 | #126 |
| 1881 | boys | 69 | #172 |
| 1880 | boys | 100 | #135 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.