Is Elijiah a boy or girl name?

Elijiah is a boy’s name. Of the 1,151 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Elijiah

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Elijiah was most popular in 2008, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,362 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,151 people named Elijiah.

Elijiah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elijiah’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elijiah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elijiah is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,151 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Elijiah

Where Elijiah 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