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Elijah name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Elijah ranks #7 in male records (11,111 reported) and #7,226 in female records (15 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Elijah becoming more popular?

Elijah's reported male count decreased by 127 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #8 to #7. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Elijah in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ElijahFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.13,9820201620252016: 27 female records2017: 28 female records2018: 33 female records2019: 21 female records2020: 31 female records2021: 28 female records2022: 32 female records2023: 20 female records2024: 26 female records2025: 15 female records2016: 13,982 male records2017: 13,449 male records2018: 13,020 male records2019: 13,436 male records2020: 13,238 male records2021: 12,845 male records2022: 12,094 male records2023: 11,523 male records2024: 11,238 male records2025: 11,111 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025157,22611,1117
2024265,05611,2388
2023206,02511,5235
2022324,40112,0945
2021284,75512,8454
2020314,38013,2384
2019215,84813,4365
2018334,26013,0207
2017284,84213,4498
2016275,03713,9829

Questions about Elijah’s popularity

How common is Elijah in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Elijah ranks #7 in male records (11,111 reported) and #7,226 in female records (15 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Elijah?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Elijah only.

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