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Simon vs Elijah

Elijah leads today (#7 vs #230), and both are climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Simon and Elijah per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

4.7k9.3k14k1880192019602000SimonElijah1880: Simon 88 · Elijah 1001881: Simon 75 · Elijah 691882: Simon 78 · Elijah 1111883: Simon 90 · Elijah 921884: Simon 85 · Elijah 851885: Simon 83 · Elijah 821886: Simon 97 · Elijah 931887: Simon 67 · Elijah 751888: Simon 109 · Elijah 881889: Simon 69 · Elijah 611890: Simon 73 · Elijah 641891: Simon 63 · Elijah 571892: Simon 80 · Elijah 851893: Simon 71 · Elijah 771894: Simon 87 · Elijah 541895: Simon 57 · Elijah 751896: Simon 85 · Elijah 871897: Simon 79 · Elijah 651898: Simon 68 · Elijah 761899: Simon 68 · Elijah 641900: Simon 74 · Elijah 861901: Simon 72 · Elijah 791902: Simon 58 · Elijah 661903: Simon 77 · Elijah 581904: Simon 76 · Elijah 601905: Simon 80 · Elijah 811906: Simon 83 · Elijah 651907: Simon 79 · Elijah 761908: Simon 85 · Elijah 641909: Simon 94 · Elijah 901910: Simon 132 · Elijah 1011911: Simon 137 · Elijah 941912: Simon 226 · Elijah 1421913: Simon 238 · Elijah 1491914: Simon 274 · Elijah 1871915: Simon 326 · Elijah 2431916: Simon 352 · Elijah 2321917: Simon 358 · Elijah 2561918: Simon 374 · Elijah 2641919: Simon 363 · Elijah 2951920: Simon 342 · Elijah 2771921: Simon 394 · Elijah 2571922: Simon 376 · Elijah 3111923: Simon 328 · Elijah 3021924: Simon 330 · Elijah 2611925: Simon 337 · Elijah 2831926: Simon 286 · Elijah 2761927: Simon 283 · Elijah 2901928: Simon 267 · Elijah 2551929: Simon 267 · Elijah 2431930: Simon 281 · Elijah 2261931: Simon 233 · Elijah 1981932: Simon 215 · Elijah 2311933: Simon 196 · Elijah 1981934: Simon 197 · Elijah 2091935: Simon 200 · Elijah 2101936: Simon 177 · Elijah 2211937: Simon 195 · Elijah 2101938: Simon 224 · Elijah 1951939: Simon 206 · Elijah 2371940: Simon 193 · Elijah 2011941: Simon 192 · Elijah 2391942: Simon 210 · Elijah 2451943: Simon 250 · Elijah 2211944: Simon 185 · Elijah 2271945: Simon 179 · Elijah 2371946: Simon 209 · Elijah 2221947: Simon 231 · Elijah 2961948: Simon 220 · Elijah 2441949: Simon 199 · Elijah 2671950: Simon 225 · Elijah 2821951: Simon 195 · Elijah 2231952: Simon 230 · Elijah 2631953: Simon 204 · Elijah 2481954: Simon 224 · Elijah 2541955: Simon 224 · Elijah 2351956: Simon 210 · Elijah 1971957: Simon 209 · Elijah 2181958: Simon 197 · Elijah 2091959: Simon 202 · Elijah 1851960: Simon 222 · Elijah 1801961: Simon 227 · Elijah 1941962: Simon 204 · Elijah 1791963: Simon 211 · Elijah 1491964: Simon 221 · Elijah 1611965: Simon 190 · Elijah 1221966: Simon 200 · Elijah 1401967: Simon 224 · Elijah 1341968: Simon 251 · Elijah 1221969: Simon 244 · Elijah 1431970: Simon 281 · Elijah 1841971: Simon 338 · Elijah 1961972: Simon 340 · Elijah 2091973: Simon 347 · Elijah 2121974: Simon 333 · Elijah 2871975: Simon 342 · Elijah 2631976: Simon 399 · Elijah 3011977: Simon 366 · Elijah 5041978: Simon 349 · Elijah 5481979: Simon 479 · Elijah 6961980: Simon 460 · Elijah 7541981: Simon 464 · Elijah 7501982: Simon 436 · Elijah 7391983: Simon 467 · Elijah 6711984: Simon 655 · Elijah 6311985: Simon 564 · Elijah 6811986: Simon 606 · Elijah 7181987: Simon 581 · Elijah 7461988: Simon 587 · Elijah 8861989: Simon 575 · Elijah 9911990: Simon 626 · Elijah 1,1391991: Simon 619 · Elijah 1,3451992: Simon 688 · Elijah 1,5231993: Simon 668 · Elijah 1,8821994: Simon 678 · Elijah 2,6211995: Simon 648 · Elijah 3,9771996: Simon 728 · Elijah 4,8181997: Simon 781 · Elijah 5,0891998: Simon 950 · Elijah 5,6621999: Simon 1,128 · Elijah 6,5962000: Simon 1,253 · Elijah 7,4722001: Simon 1,276 · Elijah 8,3392002: Simon 1,398 · Elijah 10,0532003: Simon 1,422 · Elijah 10,6652004: Simon 1,309 · Elijah 11,7142005: Simon 1,315 · Elijah 11,6122006: Simon 1,418 · Elijah 12,0552007: Simon 1,352 · Elijah 12,4242008: Simon 1,350 · Elijah 13,2412009: Simon 1,335 · Elijah 12,8462010: Simon 1,368 · Elijah 13,9202011: Simon 1,363 · Elijah 14,0012012: Simon 1,453 · Elijah 13,9142013: Simon 1,616 · Elijah 13,8292014: Simon 1,619 · Elijah 13,8862015: Simon 1,645 · Elijah 13,7102016: Simon 1,558 · Elijah 13,9822017: Simon 1,386 · Elijah 13,4492018: Simon 1,454 · Elijah 13,0202019: Simon 1,418 · Elijah 13,4362020: Simon 1,409 · Elijah 13,2382021: Simon 1,429 · Elijah 12,8452022: Simon 1,457 · Elijah 12,0942023: Simon 1,410 · Elijah 11,5232024: Simon 1,412 · Elijah 11,2382025: Simon 1,529 · Elijah 11,111
SimonElijah

Head to head

SimonElijah
2025 rank
#230
#7
Babies named in 2025
1,529
11,111
Peak year
1888
2020
Trend
Rising since 1990
Rising since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
70,283
380,611
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