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Elijah

ih-LY-juh · From the Hebrew Eliyyahu, meaning "my God is Yahweh".

2025 rank (boys)
#7
Babies named in 2025
11,111
Peak popularity
2020
2025 frequency
1 in 154 boys
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Rising since 1985

Rising since 1985, #7 for boys today.

Popularity of Elijah since 1880

Babies named Elijah per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2011, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Elijah's real moment was 2020.

4.7k9.3k14k1880192019602000Most births 2011Boys
Data table (by decade)
DecadeBoys
1880s856
1890s704
1900s725
1910s1,963
1920s2,755
1930s2,135
1940s2,399
1950s2,314
1960s1,524
1970s3,400
1980s7,567
1990s34,652
2000s110,421
2010s137,147
2020s72,049

Meaning & origin

A prophet's name with a chariot-of-fire exit story, Elijah declares its meaning outright: "my God is Yahweh". The Greek form Elias served most of Christian Europe for centuries, but English Bibles kept the Hebrew flavor, and America inherited both, plus a proud line of bearers from inventor Elijah McCoy to congressman Elijah Cummings.

The numbers describe one of the great slow-motion successes in American naming. Present in the data every year since 1880, Elijah began rising in 1985, cracked the top 10 in the 2010s, and peaked in 2020; in 2025 it ranked 7th, with about 1 in 154 newborn boys carrying the name. Its strongest states: Hawaii, Alaska, and Wyoming, show how completely it has escaped any regional or denominational niche.

Elijah anchors the Old Testament revival that has reshaped the boys' top 100 (Isaiah, Josiah, Ezra, Ezekiel, Malachi), and it wears its popularity lightly: rhythmic, gentle in sound for a name of such prophetic thunder, with the ready-made nickname Eli. The only real caveat is ubiquity, a top-10 rank means company in every kindergarten class.

Elijah is the English form of the Hebrew Eliyyahu (אֵלִיָּהוּ), a theophoric name declaring "my God is Yahweh". Its bearer in the Books of Kings is one of the Hebrew Bible's towering prophets, challenger of the priests of Baal, taken up to heaven in a whirlwind and chariot of fire, and his stature carried the name into Greek as Elias, the form used through most of Christian Europe; "Elijah" itself is the English Bible's rendering. Puritans revived it after the Reformation, and it stayed in steady, modest American use from 1880 onward. Its modern explosion began around 1985 and carried it into the top 10, a position it has held through the 2010s and 2020s.

Where Elijah is most popular

Births per 100,000 boys by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.

2020s
Fewermore per 100k boystoo few births

Elijah” around the world

Where Elijah lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.

  • France

    270

    babies in 2024

  • Ireland

    #97

    in 2025

  • New Zealand

    #9

    in 2025

  • Quebec

    32

    babies in 2025

  • Australia (NSW)

    #7

    in 2025

Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec) · NSW Registry of BDM (Australia (NSW)).

Nicknames & variants

Nicknames: Eli, Lijah

Variants: Elias, Eliyahu, Elia, Ilya, Elis

Famous people named Elijah

  • Elijah Wood · American actor best known as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings
  • Elijah McCoy · Canadian-American inventor linked to the phrase "the real McCoy"
  • Elijah Cummings · longtime U.S. congressman from Maryland

Sibling names for Elijah

Names that share Elijah's style, for a brother or sister.

Sisters: Abigail, Naomi, Delilah, Hannah, Genesis, Eliana, Beulah, Destiny, Jada, Jayla, Mariah, Tabitha, Adelyn, Aiyana, Akia, Alaya, Alayah, Alaysha, Alaysia, Aleah, Alesha, Alliyah, Amayah, Amiyah, Amya, Anaiah, Aniah, Ariya, Azaria, Azariah, Daisha, Dalila, Deliah, Desirea, Destiney, Destini, Eliora, Heaven, Iyana, Iyanna, Jadah, Jaliyah, Janiya, Janiyah, Jazmine, Kaliyah, Kaylani, Kenia, Keyla, Lilia, Makiyah, Maliah, Maliyah, Moriah, Naisha, Niyah, Samara, Selah, Taleah, Taliyah, Tamiya, Yazmin, Zamya, Zariah, Aaniyah, Abbigale, Aiyanna, Ajah, Alaiya, Alaiyah, Alayla, Aleeah, Aleigha, Aleyah, Amaria, Amariah, Amarie, Amiah, Amilia, Amiracle, Amoni, Amoura, Amyra, Anaiya, Anaiyah, Anayah, Anijah, Anyla, Arayah, Ariyana, Asiah, Avayah, Ayvah, Azariyah, Azeneth, Aziyah, Caliyah, Daija, Dalilah, Daysha, Delylah, Destanie, Destany, Eliyanah, Elois, Emmalynn, Emoni, Erykah, Izabell, Jamiah, Jamika, Jariah, Jaylani, Jazelle, Jazzmin, Kaelani, Kahlia, Kaliah, Kamani, Kamaya, Kamiah, Kateri, Keiana, Keyana, Khalia, Khaliyah, Kiarah, Kiarra, Kiyah, Laisha, Laniya, Laniyah, Laticia, Lavenia, Lavonia, Lilyanna, Mahalia, Makiah, Makiya, Malayah, Marisha, Markayla, Meleah, Myisha, Nahomi, Nahomy, Naomy, Navaeh, Naveah, Nayomi, Nazareth, Neriah, Niya, Nyomi, Odelia, Sanai, Shaniah, Sinai, Talaya, Tamira, Tamiyah, Tamya, Tyana, Wynona, Yulisa, Zaniah, Zendaya, Zipporah, Aamiyah, Aariah, Aariyah, Adaiah, Adaya, Ahmya, Ailynn, Airianna, Alahia, Alaiah, Alaijah, Alaila, Alaisha, Alanie, Alayiah, Alayjah, Alaylah, Aleaha, Aleeya, Aleiah, Aleiya, Alexiah, Aliyanna, Allayah, Alleah, Alliah, Alyia, Alyiah, Amaiah, Amariyah, Amelya, Ameria, Amyia, Amylah, Anah, Analea, Anasia, Andreya, Anesha, Anevay, Angelisa, Anilah, Aniyla, Anyiah, Arieal, Armanii, Aryel, Aryiah, Ashiya, Aviah, Aviance, Ayannah, Ayonna, Azaliah, Azilee, Beautiful, Bethlehem, Breyana, Briyana, Briyanna, Caleah, Caliah, Camiyah, Chaniya, Daejah, Dalyla, Dalylah, Damaria, Damaya, Damiah, Daniah, Deniya, Destanee, Destyne, Destyni, Ebone, Ehlani, Elayah, Elecia, Elenna, Eliani, Elishia, Elivia, Eliyana, Ellana, Ellisa, Elmina, Elycia, Elysha, Elyssia, Elyzabeth, Emalynn, Emmarose, Eniyah, Evani, Eviana, Genessis, Genisis, Havilah, Idalis, Idaly, Imoni, Ivalee, Ivyanna, Ivyonna, Iyanah, Iyannah, Jaaliyah, Jaelle, Jaidah, Jaionna, Jakia, Jaliah, Jamea, Jamica, Janeli, Janyia, Janyiah, Jasmen, Jayliana, Jazariah, Jazmen, Jemimah, Jeniah, Kaaliyah, Kaleya, Kaleyah, Kaliana, Kaliya, Kamaiyah, Kamoni, Kamorah, Kamyah, Kamyia, Kariah, Karmella, Kayliana, Keianna, Keiona, Keishla, Kemya, Kenyah, Keyaira, Keyani, Keylani, Khaleah, Kharisma, Khayla, Kiauna, Kimorah, Kiyanna, Kymora, Laelah, Lakeya, Lamaria, Leasia, Leylanie, Maeli, Makaiya, Makeyla, Makyah, Malana, Malayia, Maleyah, Maniya, Mariea, Marriah, Meliah, Meliyah, Meliza, Meriah, Mersadies, Miasia, Mical, Michaiah, Mikalah, Mikia, Mikiah, Mikiyah, Miliana, Mkayla, Mylani, Naiyah, Nakiah, Naryah, Nasya, Nataliah, Nayah, Nevaeha, Niasia, Niylah, 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Questions parents ask

What does Elijah mean?
Elijah comes from the Hebrew Eliyyahu, "my God is Yahweh". The biblical Elijah is one of the great prophets of the Hebrew Bible.
How popular is Elijah?
Extremely, Elijah ranked 7th for American boys in 2025, given to about 1 in every 154 boys. It has been rising since 1985 and peaked in 2020.
What is the nickname for Elijah?
Eli, which is so widely used that it charts as a top name on its own.
Is Elijah a boy's or girl's name?
Elijah is essentially always a boys' name in the United States.
What is the difference between Elijah and Elias?
They are the same name: Elias is the Greek form used across much of Europe, while Elijah is the English Bible's rendering of the Hebrew original. Both currently rank high for American boys.