Is Elizah a boy or girl name?

Elizah is a unisex name. Of the 1,385 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 58.8% were girls and 41.2% were boys. It changed hands in 2008, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Elizah

Recorded 1899–2025 · United States

Elizah was most popular in 2017, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,196 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,410, with 41 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,385 people named Elizah.

Elizah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elizah’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elizah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elizah is a unisex name — 58.8% of the 1,385 Americans given it were girls and 41.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 2008 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 87% girls and 13% 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 Elizah

Where Elizah 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