Elijah as a boys name was first used in 1880. It was most popular in the 2000s. It peaked in popularity in 2011 when 13942 baby boys called Elijah were born. There have been 253906 Elijah's born since 1880 and we estimate 242599 are still living.
Elijah is also a girls name.
Or check out: Camille, Davina, Eva, Freya, Hayley, Jackson, Josh, Klaus, Marcel, Rebekah, Vincent, Adam, Caroline, Charlie, Desi, Hannah, Jessa, Loreen, Marnie, Ray, Shoshanna, Tad, Avery, Brody, Daniel, Grace, Michelle, Nina, Raven, Simon, Young, Andre, Anna, Graves, Jessica, Johnny, Jordan, Juliet, Mark, Sarah, Stephanie.
| Year | Births | Births per MM | Ratio | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13511 | 7115 | 1 / 141 | 11 |
| 2014 | 13763 | 7202 | 1 / 139 | 11 |
| 2013 | 13743 | 7295 | 1 / 137 | 11 |
| 2012 | 13833 | 7316 | 1 / 137 | 13 |
| 2011 | 13942 | 7360 | 1 / 136 | 13 |
| 2010 | 13875 | 7247 | 1 / 138 | 18 |
| 2009 | 12808 | 6469 | 1 / 155 | 21 |
| 2008 | 13217 | 6489 | 1 / 154 | 22 |
| 2007 | 12398 | 5982 | 1 / 167 | 30 |
| 2006 | 12038 | 5865 | 1 / 171 | 29 |
| 2005 | 11604 | 5816 | 1 / 172 | 31 |
| 2004 | 11701 | 5901 | 1 / 169 | 31 |
| 2003 | 10658 | 5400 | 1 / 185 | 37 |
| 2002 | 10050 | 5181 | 1 / 193 | 41 |
| 2001 | 8334 | 4293 | 1 / 233 | 45 |
| 2000 | 7464 | 3803 | 1 / 263 | 52 |
| 1999 | 6594 | 3436 | 1 / 291 | 60 |
| 1998 | 5661 | 2963 | 1 / 337 | 66 |
| 1997 | 5085 | 2699 | 1 / 371 | 74 |
| 1996 | 4814 | 2542 | 1 / 393 | 81 |
| 1995 | 3978 | 2090 | 1 / 478 | 93 |
| 1994 | 2620 | 1357 | 1 / 737 | 133 |
| 1993 | 1880 | 959 | 1 / 1043 | 170 |
| 1992 | 1518 | 760 | 1 / 1315 | 203 |
| 1991 | 1346 | 666 | 1 / 1500 | 221 |
| 1990 | 1136 | 553 | 1 / 1807 | 243 |
| 1989 | 991 | 495 | 1 / 2018 | 257 |
| 1988 | 884 | 462 | 1 / 2164 | 266 |
| 1987 | 747 | 400 | 1 / 2498 | 287 |
| 1986 | 718 | 390 | 1 / 2563 | 289 |
| 1985 | 681 | 369 | 1 / 2713 | 299 |
| 1984 | 628 | 348 | 1 / 2873 | 310 |
| 1983 | 670 | 374 | 1 / 2675 | 296 |
| 1982 | 738 | 407 | 1 / 2458 | 280 |
| 1981 | 750 | 419 | 1 / 2388 | 276 |
| 1980 | 754 | 423 | 1 / 2366 | 279 |
| 1979 | 697 | 405 | 1 / 2471 | 288 |
| 1978 | 547 | 333 | 1 / 3003 | 321 |
| 1977 | 503 | 306 | 1 / 3268 | 350 |
| 1976 | 301 | 192 | 1 / 5216 | 452 |
| 1975 | 263 | 168 | 1 / 5940 | 491 |
| 1974 | 287 | 182 | 1 / 5482 | 472 |
| 1973 | 213 | 137 | 1 / 7321 | 537 |
| 1972 | 210 | 129 | 1 / 7727 | 551 |
| 1971 | 195 | 110 | 1 / 9073 | 592 |
| 1970 | 184 | 99 | 1 / 10107 | 597 |
| 1969 | 144 | 80 | 1 / 12429 | 656 |
| 1968 | 122 | 70 | 1 / 14254 | 680 |
| 1967 | 135 | 77 | 1 / 12922 | 641 |
| 1966 | 140 | 78 | 1 / 12743 | 625 |
| 1965 | 123 | 66 | 1 / 15133 | 671 |
| 1964 | 160 | 80 | 1 / 12459 | 618 |
| 1963 | 152 | 75 | 1 / 13367 | 636 |
| 1962 | 178 | 86 | 1 / 11623 | 584 |
| 1961 | 193 | 91 | 1 / 10998 | 564 |
| 1960 | 181 | 85 | 1 / 11783 | 579 |
| 1959 | 185 | 87 | 1 / 11533 | 576 |
| 1958 | 206 | 97 | 1 / 10295 | 535 |
| 1957 | 222 | 103 | 1 / 9711 | 516 |
| 1956 | 195 | 92 | 1 / 10840 | 537 |
| 1955 | 235 | 114 | 1 / 8758 | 478 |
| 1954 | 254 | 125 | 1 / 8022 | 453 |
| 1953 | 248 | 126 | 1 / 7948 | 454 |
| 1952 | 263 | 135 | 1 / 7391 | 432 |
| 1951 | 222 | 118 | 1 / 8476 | 453 |
| 1950 | 282 | 157 | 1 / 6353 | 403 |
| 1949 | 268 | 151 | 1 / 6619 | 413 |
| 1948 | 243 | 139 | 1 / 7220 | 428 |
| 1947 | 296 | 162 | 1 / 6180 | 399 |
| 1946 | 222 | 137 | 1 / 7314 | 426 |
| 1945 | 236 | 175 | 1 / 5702 | 387 |
| 1944 | 228 | 167 | 1 / 5976 | 399 |
| 1943 | 220 | 154 | 1 / 6486 | 417 |
| 1942 | 245 | 177 | 1 / 5636 | 387 |
| 1941 | 238 | 194 | 1 / 5160 | 375 |
| 1940 | 201 | 173 | 1 / 5766 | 404 |
| 1939 | 237 | 214 | 1 / 4669 | 371 |
| 1938 | 195 | 176 | 1 / 5687 | 405 |
| 1937 | 211 | 198 | 1 / 5054 | 381 |
| 1936 | 220 | 212 | 1 / 4714 | 366 |
| 1935 | 211 | 203 | 1 / 4934 | 371 |
| 1934 | 209 | 202 | 1 / 4939 | 378 |
| 1933 | 194 | 196 | 1 / 5109 | 392 |
| 1932 | 234 | 224 | 1 / 4461 | 364 |
| 1931 | 197 | 190 | 1 / 5275 | 402 |
| 1930 | 225 | 205 | 1 / 4877 | 378 |
| 1929 | 244 | 227 | 1 / 4407 | 364 |
| 1928 | 255 | 230 | 1 / 4343 | 363 |
| 1927 | 290 | 257 | 1 / 3886 | 336 |
| 1926 | 276 | 249 | 1 / 4024 | 348 |
| 1925 | 283 | 254 | 1 / 3943 | 347 |
| 1924 | 261 | 230 | 1 / 4340 | 375 |
| 1923 | 302 | 276 | 1 / 3630 | 335 |
| 1922 | 311 | 286 | 1 / 3499 | 327 |
| 1921 | 257 | 233 | 1 / 4286 | 378 |
| 1920 | 277 | 260 | 1 / 3843 | 355 |
| 1919 | 295 | 301 | 1 / 3323 | 327 |
| 1918 | 264 | 260 | 1 / 3839 | 358 |
| 1917 | 256 | 277 | 1 / 3615 | 348 |
| 1916 | 232 | 261 | 1 / 3837 | 353 |
| 1915 | 243 | 286 | 1 / 3492 | 339 |
| 1914 | 187 | 286 | 1 / 3501 | 339 |
| 1913 | 149 | 291 | 1 / 3440 | 335 |
| 1912 | 142 | 330 | 1 / 3028 | 302 |
| 1911 | 94 | 416 | 1 / 2404 | 267 |
| 1910 | 101 | 520 | 1 / 1923 | 233 |
| 1909 | 90 | 549 | 1 / 1822 | 231 |
| 1908 | 64 | 415 | 1 / 2412 | 265 |
| 1907 | 76 | 518 | 1 / 1932 | 233 |
| 1906 | 65 | 488 | 1 / 2049 | 242 |
| 1905 | 81 | 612 | 1 / 1634 | 212 |
| 1904 | 60 | 468 | 1 / 2135 | 242 |
| 1903 | 58 | 486 | 1 / 2056 | 239 |
| 1902 | 66 | 538 | 1 / 1858 | 221 |
| 1901 | 79 | 742 | 1 / 1348 | 183 |
| 1900 | 86 | 571 | 1 / 1750 | 211 |
| 1899 | 64 | 603 | 1 / 1660 | 205 |
| 1898 | 76 | 619 | 1 / 1614 | 197 |
| 1897 | 65 | 576 | 1 / 1735 | 209 |
| 1896 | 87 | 728 | 1 / 1374 | 186 |
| 1895 | 75 | 639 | 1 / 1565 | 194 |
| 1894 | 54 | 466 | 1 / 2144 | 235 |
| 1893 | 77 | 686 | 1 / 1459 | 189 |
| 1892 | 85 | 697 | 1 / 1436 | 184 |
| 1891 | 57 | 563 | 1 / 1775 | 209 |
| 1890 | 64 | 576 | 1 / 1735 | 204 |
| 1889 | 61 | 552 | 1 / 1813 | 208 |
| 1888 | 88 | 728 | 1 / 1373 | 171 |
| 1887 | 75 | 740 | 1 / 1352 | 168 |
| 1886 | 93 | 839 | 1 / 1191 | 152 |
| 1885 | 82 | 761 | 1 / 1315 | 162 |
| 1884 | 85 | 743 | 1 / 1346 | 163 |
| 1883 | 92 | 879 | 1 / 1137 | 133 |
| 1882 | 111 | 976 | 1 / 1024 | 126 |
| 1881 | 69 | 685 | 1 / 1460 | 172 |
| 1880 | 100 | 905 | 1 / 1105 | 135 |
