Is Ilijah a boy or girl name?

Ilijah is a boy’s name. Of the 590 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ilijah

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Ilijah was most popular in 2012, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,654 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 590 people named Ilijah.

Ilijah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ilijah’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ilijah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ilijah is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 590 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.

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