Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Elijah

#92 most common boys' name of all time · #188 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#92
Rank overall
#188 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
381,915
Since 2016
126,197
Peak year
2011 #13
Best rank
#4 2020
Girls Boys peak 14,034/yr
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Elijah is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 15 11,111 11,126 #7
2024 26 11,238 11,264 #8
2023 20 11,523 11,543 #5
2022 32 12,094 12,126 #5
2021 28 12,845 12,873 #4
2020 31 13,238 13,269 #4
2019 21 13,436 13,457 #5
2018 33 13,020 13,053 #7
2017 28 13,449 13,477 #8
2016 27 13,982 14,009 #9
2015 28 13,710 13,738 #11
2014 34 13,886 13,920 #11
2013 33 13,829 13,862 #11
2012 28 13,914 13,942 #13
2011 33 14,001 14,034 #13
2010 48 13,920 13,968 #18
2009 37 12,846 12,883 #21
2008 44 13,241 13,285 #22
2007 40 12,424 12,464 #30
2006 38 12,055 12,093 #29
2005 39 11,612 11,651 #31
2004 77 11,714 11,791 #31
2003 46 10,665 10,711 #37
2002 39 10,053 10,092 #41
2001 42 8,339 8,381 #45
2000 25 7,472 7,497 #52
1999 36 6,596 6,632 #60
1998 50 5,662 5,712 #66
1997 32 5,089 5,121 #74
1996 36 4,818 4,854 #81
1995 35 3,977 4,012 #93
1994 22 2,621 2,643 #133
1993 13 1,882 1,895 #170
1992 21 1,523 1,544 #203
1991 16 1,345 1,361 #222
1990 11 1,139 1,150 #243
1989 13 991 1,004 #257
1988 8 886 894 #266
1987 9 746 755 #288
1986 11 718 729 #289
1985 8 681 689 #299
1984 5 631 636 #310
1983 10 671 681 #296
1982 9 739 748 #280
1981 7 750 757 #277
1980 5 754 759 #279
1979 6 696 702 #290
1978 7 548 555 #320
1977 5 504 509 #350
1976 9 301 310 #451
1975 — 263 263 #491
1974 — 287 287 #472
1973 — 212 212 #537
1972 — 209 209 #551
1971 — 196 196 #588
1970 — 184 184 #598
1969 — 143 143 #659
1968 — 122 122 #680
1967 — 134 134 #644
1966 — 140 140 #626
1965 — 122 122 #672
1964 — 161 161 #618
1963 — 149 149 #641
1962 — 179 179 #583
1961 — 194 194 #562
1960 — 180 180 #580
1959 — 185 185 #576
1958 — 209 209 #532
1957 — 218 218 #522
1956 — 197 197 #533
1955 — 235 235 #477
1954 5 254 259 #453
1953 — 248 248 #455
1952 — 263 263 #431
1951 — 223 223 #451
1950 — 282 282 #403
1949 — 267 267 #415
1948 5 244 249 #427
1947 — 296 296 #399
1946 — 222 222 #426
1945 — 237 237 #387
1944 — 227 227 #399
1943 — 221 221 #416
1942 — 245 245 #388
1941 — 239 239 #374
1940 — 201 201 #405
1939 — 237 237 #371
1938 — 195 195 #407
1937 6 210 216 #382
1936 — 221 221 #365
1935 — 210 210 #374
1934 — 209 209 #378
1933 — 198 198 #386
1932 — 231 231 #365
1931 — 198 198 #400
1930 — 226 226 #378
1929 5 243 248 #367
1928 — 255 255 #365
1927 — 290 290 #336
1926 7 276 283 #348
1925 — 283 283 #347
1924 — 261 261 #375
1923 — 302 302 #335
1922 — 311 311 #327
1921 — 257 257 #378
1920 — 277 277 #356
1919 — 295 295 #327
1918 — 264 264 #359
1917 — 256 256 #348
1916 — 232 232 #353
1915 — 243 243 #339
1914 — 187 187 #339
1913 — 149 149 #335
1912 — 142 142 #302
1911 — 94 94 #267
1910 — 101 101 #233
1909 — 90 90 #231
1908 — 64 64 #265
1907 — 76 76 #233
1906 — 65 65 #242
1905 — 81 81 #212
1904 — 60 60 #243
1903 — 58 58 #239
1902 — 66 66 #221
1901 — 79 79 #184
1900 — 86 86 #210
1899 — 64 64 #205
1898 — 76 76 #197
1897 — 65 65 #210
1896 — 87 87 #187
1895 — 75 75 #194
1894 — 54 54 #235
1893 — 77 77 #189
1892 — 85 85 #184
1891 — 57 57 #209
1890 — 64 64 #205
1889 — 61 61 #208
1888 — 88 88 #171
1887 — 75 75 #169
1886 — 93 93 #152
1885 — 82 82 #162
1884 — 85 85 #163
1883 — 92 92 #134
1882 — 111 111 #126
1881 — 69 69 #172
1880 — 100 100 #135