How Many People Are Named Elijiah?
people named Elijiah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 301,132 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,151 babies named Elijiah in Social Security records from 1979 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
75 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Elijiah in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elijiah alive today is about 17 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elijiah first appears in the records in 1979 and was given most often in 2008, to 75 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1979 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elijiah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,849, in 2003. In 2025 it ranked #9,143.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,143 |
| Best rank | #1,849 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,221 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elijiah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elijiah were born in California than in any other state: about 93 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elijiah was given 3.8 times as often in California and 3 times in Texas.
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