Boy name

Elijah

As of 2025, Elijah ranks #7 among American boys' names, according to Social Security records. 11,111 boys received the name that year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. SSA records for Elijah go back to 1880; the peak came in 2020 at #4, with 13,238 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Hawaii, where it ranks #1 among boy names.