Elijah
Boy and girl name · Hebrew origin
Elijah meaning
Beautyful, sweet, smart, Loving
Elijah at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (boy)
- Hebrew
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- العجهAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #8 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #5,004 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Elijah popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #135 | 100 |
| 1890 | #204 | 64 |
| 1900 | #210 | 86 |
| 1910 | #233 | 101 |
| 1920 | #355 | 277 |
| 1930 | #378 | 226 |
| 1940 | #404 | 201 |
| 1950 | #403 | 282 |
| 1960 | #580 | 180 |
| 1970 | #596 | 184 |
| 1980 | #279 | 754 |
| 1990 | #243 | 1,139 |
| 2000 | #52 | 7,472 |
| 2010 | #18 | 13,919 |
| 2020 | #4 | 13,224 |
| 2024 | #8 | 11,171 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #135 | 100 |
| 1881 | #172 | 69 |
| 1882 | #126 | 111 |
| 1883 | #133 | 92 |
| 1884 | #163 | 85 |
| 1885 | #162 | 82 |
| 1886 | #152 | 93 |
| 1887 | #168 | 75 |
| 1888 | #171 | 88 |
| 1889 | #208 | 61 |
| 1890 | #204 | 64 |
| 1891 | #209 | 57 |
| 1892 | #184 | 85 |
| 1893 | #189 | 77 |
| 1894 | #235 | 54 |
| 1895 | #194 | 75 |
| 1896 | #186 | 87 |
| 1897 | #209 | 65 |
| 1898 | #197 | 76 |
| 1899 | #205 | 64 |
| 1900 | #210 | 86 |
| 1901 | #183 | 79 |
| 1902 | #221 | 66 |
| 1903 | #239 | 58 |
| 1904 | #242 | 60 |
| 1905 | #212 | 81 |
| 1906 | #242 | 65 |
| 1907 | #233 | 76 |
| 1908 | #265 | 64 |
| 1909 | #231 | 90 |
| 1910 | #233 | 101 |
| 1911 | #267 | 94 |
| 1912 | #302 | 142 |
| 1913 | #335 | 149 |
| 1914 | #339 | 187 |
| 1915 | #339 | 243 |
| 1916 | #353 | 232 |
| 1917 | #348 | 256 |
| 1918 | #358 | 264 |
| 1919 | #327 | 295 |
| 1920 | #355 | 277 |
| 1921 | #378 | 257 |
| 1922 | #327 | 311 |
| 1923 | #335 | 302 |
| 1924 | #374 | 261 |
| 1925 | #347 | 283 |
| 1926 | #348 | 276 |
| 1927 | #336 | 290 |
| 1928 | #365 | 255 |
| 1929 | #367 | 243 |
| 1930 | #378 | 226 |
| 1931 | #400 | 198 |
| 1932 | #365 | 231 |
| 1933 | #386 | 198 |
| 1934 | #378 | 209 |
| 1935 | #374 | 210 |
| 1936 | #365 | 221 |
| 1937 | #382 | 210 |
| 1938 | #407 | 195 |
| 1939 | #371 | 237 |
| 1940 | #404 | 201 |
| 1941 | #374 | 239 |
| 1942 | #387 | 245 |
| 1943 | #416 | 221 |
| 1944 | #399 | 227 |
| 1945 | #387 | 237 |
| 1946 | #426 | 222 |
| 1947 | #399 | 296 |
| 1948 | #427 | 244 |
| 1949 | #415 | 267 |
| 1950 | #403 | 282 |
| 1951 | #451 | 223 |
| 1952 | #431 | 263 |
| 1953 | #455 | 248 |
| 1954 | #453 | 254 |
| 1955 | #477 | 235 |
| 1956 | #533 | 197 |
| 1957 | #522 | 218 |
| 1958 | #532 | 209 |
| 1959 | #575 | 185 |
| 1960 | #580 | 180 |
| 1961 | #562 | 194 |
| 1962 | #583 | 179 |
| 1963 | #640 | 149 |
| 1964 | #618 | 161 |
| 1965 | #672 | 122 |
| 1966 | #626 | 140 |
| 1967 | #644 | 134 |
| 1968 | #680 | 122 |
| 1969 | #659 | 143 |
| 1970 | #596 | 184 |
| 1971 | #587 | 196 |
| 1972 | #551 | 209 |
| 1973 | #537 | 212 |
| 1974 | #471 | 288 |
| 1975 | #491 | 263 |
| 1976 | #450 | 302 |
| 1977 | #350 | 504 |
| 1978 | #320 | 548 |
| 1979 | #290 | 696 |
| 1980 | #279 | 754 |
| 1981 | #277 | 750 |
| 1982 | #280 | 739 |
| 1983 | #296 | 671 |
| 1984 | #310 | 631 |
| 1985 | #299 | 681 |
| 1986 | #289 | 718 |
| 1987 | #288 | 746 |
| 1988 | #266 | 886 |
| 1989 | #257 | 991 |
| 1990 | #243 | 1,139 |
| 1991 | #222 | 1,345 |
| 1992 | #203 | 1,523 |
| 1993 | #170 | 1,882 |
| 1994 | #133 | 2,621 |
| 1995 | #93 | 3,976 |
| 1996 | #81 | 4,818 |
| 1997 | #74 | 5,089 |
| 1998 | #66 | 5,662 |
| 1999 | #60 | 6,596 |
| 2000 | #52 | 7,472 |
| 2001 | #45 | 8,339 |
| 2002 | #41 | 10,053 |
| 2003 | #37 | 10,665 |
| 2004 | #31 | 11,714 |
| 2005 | #31 | 11,612 |
| 2006 | #29 | 12,055 |
| 2007 | #30 | 12,424 |
| 2008 | #22 | 13,239 |
| 2009 | #21 | 12,845 |
| 2010 | #18 | 13,919 |
| 2011 | #13 | 13,997 |
| 2012 | #13 | 13,909 |
| 2013 | #11 | 13,826 |
| 2014 | #11 | 13,881 |
| 2015 | #11 | 13,707 |
| 2016 | #9 | 13,970 |
| 2017 | #8 | 13,444 |
| 2018 | #7 | 13,012 |
| 2019 | #5 | 13,428 |
| 2020 | #4 | 13,224 |
| 2021 | #4 | 12,825 |
| 2022 | #5 | 12,075 |
| 2023 | #5 | 11,503 |
| 2024 | #8 | 11,171 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 |
| 1980 | #10,393 | 5 |
| 1990 | #7,302 | 11 |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 |
| 2004 | #2,264 | 77 |
| 2010 | #3,360 | 48 |
| 2020 | #4,355 | 31 |
| 2024 | #5,004 | 26 |
All 54 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 |
| 1977 | #9,651 | 5 |
| 1978 | #7,650 | 7 |
| 1979 | #9,011 | 6 |
| 1980 | #10,393 | 5 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 |
| 1982 | #6,889 | 9 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 |
| 1984 | #10,421 | 5 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 |
| 1986 | #6,155 | 11 |
| 1987 | #7,354 | 9 |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 |
| 1990 | #7,302 | 11 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 |
| 1993 | #6,621 | 13 |
| 1994 | #4,521 | 22 |
| 1995 | #3,220 | 35 |
| 1996 | #3,237 | 36 |
| 1997 | #3,547 | 32 |
| 1998 | #2,691 | 50 |
| 1999 | #3,443 | 36 |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 |
| 2001 | #3,256 | 42 |
| 2002 | #3,461 | 39 |
| 2003 | #3,187 | 46 |
| 2004 | #2,264 | 77 |
| 2005 | #3,730 | 39 |
| 2006 | #3,919 | 38 |
| 2007 | #3,917 | 40 |
| 2008 | #3,645 | 44 |
| 2009 | #4,107 | 37 |
| 2010 | #3,360 | 48 |
| 2011 | #4,352 | 33 |
| 2012 | #4,956 | 28 |
| 2013 | #4,336 | 33 |
| 2014 | #4,269 | 34 |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 |
| 2017 | #4,810 | 28 |
| 2018 | #4,237 | 33 |
| 2019 | #5,794 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,355 | 31 |
| 2021 | #4,716 | 28 |
| 2022 | #4,376 | 32 |
| 2023 | #5,954 | 20 |
| 2024 | #5,004 | 26 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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