Elijah vs Jonah
Elijah leads today (#7 vs #128), and both are climbing.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Elijah and Jonah per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#7
#128
Babies named in 2025
11,111
2,828
Peak year
2020
2023
Trend
Rising since 1985
Rising since 1991
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
380,611
85,283
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