Is Eliah a boy or girl name?

Eliah is a unisex name. Of the 1,627 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 28.8% were girls and 71.2% were boys.

Eliah

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Eliah was most popular in 2016, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,186 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,540, with 51 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,627 people named Eliah.

Eliah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Eliah’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Eliah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Eliah is a unisex name — 28.8% of the 1,627 Americans given it were girls and 71.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 29% girls and 71% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Eliah

Where Eliah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org