Trend of the Popularity of Elijah as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 11,111 male babies that were named Elijah in the US, which was 0.65% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Elijah peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2011 with a count of 14,001 babies, which was 0.74% of the total male babies born in the US in 2011.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Elijah, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Elijah.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Elijah in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Elijah in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Elijah from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Elijah as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	754	0.04
1981	750	0.04
1982	739	0.04
1983	671	0.04
1984	631	0.04
1985	681	0.04
1986	718	0.04
1987	746	0.04
1988	886	0.05
1989	991	0.05
1990	1139	0.06
1991	1345	0.07
1992	1523	0.08
1993	1882	0.10
1994	2621	0.14
1995	3977	0.21
1996	4818	0.25
1997	5089	0.27
1998	5662	0.30
1999	6596	0.34
2000	7472	0.38
2001	8339	0.43
2002	10053	0.52
2003	10665	0.54
2004	11714	0.59
2005	11612	0.58
2006	12055	0.59
2007	12424	0.60
2008	13241	0.65
2009	12846	0.65
2010	13920	0.73
2011	14001	0.74
2012	13914	0.73
2013	13829	0.73
2014	13886	0.72
2015	13710	0.72
2016	13982	0.74
2017	13449	0.73
2018	13020	0.72
2019	13436	0.75
2020	13238	0.77
2021	12845	0.73
2022	12094	0.69
2023	11523	0.67
2024	11238	0.65
2025	11111	0.65