Elijah

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Elijah is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 370,593 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 369,304 as boys and 1,289 as girls. Elijah gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2011 and remains popular today. It is the #195 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 11,197
2023 11,523
2022 12,107
2021 12,853
2020 13,255
2019 13,449
2018 13,045
2017 13,472
2016 13,997
2015 13,735
2014 13,915
2013 13,859
2012 13,937
2011 14,030
2010 13,967
2009 12,882
2008 13,283
2007 12,464
2006 12,093
2005 11,651
2004 11,791
2003 10,711
2002 10,092
2001 8,381
2000 7,497
1999 6,632
1998 5,712
1997 5,121
1996 4,854
1995 4,011
1994 2,643
1993 1,895
1992 1,544
1991 1,361
1990 1,150
1989 1,004
1988 894
1987 755
1986 729
1985 689
1984 636
1983 681
1982 748
1981 757
1980 759
1979 702
1978 555
1977 509
1976 311
1975 263
1974 288
1973 212
1972 209
1971 196
1970 184
1969 143
1968 122
1967 134
1966 140
1965 122
1964 161
1963 149
1962 179
1961 194
1960 180
1959 185
1958 209
1957 218
1956 197
1955 235
1954 259
1953 248
1952 263
1951 223
1950 282
1949 267
1948 249
1947 296
1946 222
1945 237
1944 227
1943 221
1942 245
1941 239
1940 201
1939 237
1938 195
1937 216
1936 221
1935 210
1934 209
1933 198
1932 231
1931 198
1930 226
1929 248
1928 255
1927 290
1926 283
1925 283
1924 261
1923 302
1922 311
1921 257
1920 277
1919 295
1918 264
1917 256
1916 232
1915 243
1914 187
1913 149
1912 142
1911 94
1910 101
1909 90
1908 64
1907 76
1906 65
1905 81
1904 60
1903 58
1902 66
1901 79
1900 86
1899 64
1898 76
1897 65
1896 87
1895 75
1894 54
1893 77
1892 85
1891 57
1890 64
1889 61
1888 88
1887 75
1886 93
1885 82
1884 85
1883 92
1882 111
1881 69
1880 100