Elijah Name Popularity

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How popular is Elijah?

The uber popular name Elijah was the 7th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 10 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #7 for the first time this year.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2011 with 13,967 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Elijah was 54 in 1894.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elijah occurred roughly during the years 1902-1905, 1906-1915, 1944-1947, 1971-1979, and 1985-2010, whereas 1953-1956 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Elijah popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

Elijah's popularity has steadily increased for some time. however, the number of children named Elijah lately has remained about the same.

The name Elijah is a huge favorite and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Elijah (Girl)		Elijah (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		33	4,237	12,886	7
2017		27	4,950	13,344	8
2016		27	5,026	13,902	9
2015		27	5,014	13,651	11
2014		34	4,286	13,832	11
2013		33	4,350	13,795	11
2012		28	4,995	13,874	13
2011		33	4,385	13,967	13
2010		48	3,370	13,900	18
2009		37	4,124	12,828	21
2008		44	3,662	13,228	22
2007		40	3,935	12,409	30
2006		38	3,946	12,045	29
2005		39	3,750	11,606	31
2004		77	2,265	11,709	31
2003		46	3,198	10,661	37
2002		39	3,474	10,050	41
2001		42	3,264	8,338	45
2000		25	4,697	7,470	52
1999		36	3,457	6,596	60
1998		50	2,702	5,662	66
1997		32	3,568	5,087	74
1996		36	3,248	4,815	81
1995		35	3,238	3,978	93
1994		22	4,569	2,620	133
1993		13	6,743	1,880	170
1992		21	4,731	1,519	203
1991		16	5,740	1,345	221
1990		11	7,461	1,139	243
1989		13	6,266	991	257
1988		8	8,616	884	266
1987		9	7,540	747	287
1986		11	6,285	718	289
1985		8	7,776	681	299
1984		5	10,878	628	311
1983		10	6,355	670	296
1982		9	7,041	739	280
1981		7	8,367	750	277
1980		5	10,839	754	279
1979		7	8,278	697	290
1978		6	8,846	547	322
1977		5	10,062	503	350
1976		9	6,193	301	452
1975		< 5	--	263	491
1974		< 5	--	288	472
1973		< 5	--	213	537
1972		< 5	--	210	551
1971		< 5	--	195	592
1970		< 5	--	184	597
1969		< 5	--	144	658
1968		< 5	--	122	680
1967		< 5	--	134	645
1966		< 5	--	140	625
1965		< 5	--	122	672
1964		< 5	--	160	618
1963		< 5	--	151	638
1962		< 5	--	178	584
1961		< 5	--	194	563
1960		< 5	--	180	579
1959		< 5	--	185	575
1958		< 5	--	207	535
1957		< 5	--	220	517
1956		< 5	--	197	532
1955		< 5	--	235	478
1954		5	5,977	254	452
1953		< 5	--	248	455
1952		< 5	--	263	431
1951		< 5	--	223	453
1950		< 5	--	282	403
1949		< 5	--	268	413
1948		5	5,474	243	427
1947		< 5	--	296	399
1946		< 5	--	222	426
1945		< 5	--	236	388
1944		< 5	--	228	399
1943		< 5	--	220	418
1942		< 5	--	245	387
1941		< 5	--	238	376
1940		< 5	--	201	405
1939		< 5	--	237	371
1938		< 5	--	195	406
1937		6	3,928	211	381
1936		< 5	--	220	366
1935		< 5	--	210	374
1934		< 5	--	208	379
1933		< 5	--	197	387
1932		< 5	--	232	365
1931		< 5	--	198	400
1930		< 5	--	226	378
1929		5	4,777	243	368
1928		< 5	--	255	364
1927		< 5	--	290	336
1926		7	3,987	276	348
1925		< 5	--	283	348
1924		< 5	--	261	376
1923		< 5	--	302	335
1922		< 5	--	311	327
1921		< 5	--	257	378
1920		< 5	--	277	356
1919		< 5	--	295	327
1918		< 5	--	264	358
1917		< 5	--	256	348
1916		< 5	--	232	353
1915		< 5	--	243	340
1914		< 5	--	187	340
1913		< 5	--	149	335
1912		< 5	--	142	303
1911		< 5	--	94	269
1910		< 5	--	101	234
1909		< 5	--	90	231
1908		< 5	--	64	266
1907		< 5	--	76	234
1906		< 5	--	65	243
1905		< 5	--	81	212
1904		< 5	--	60	243
1903		< 5	--	58	240
1902		< 5	--	66	221
1901		< 5	--	79	184
1900		< 5	--	86	211
1899		< 5	--	64	205
1898		< 5	--	76	197
1897		< 5	--	65	209
1896		< 5	--	87	186
1895		< 5	--	75	194
1894		< 5	--	54	235
1893		< 5	--	77	189
1892		< 5	--	85	184
1891		< 5	--	57	210
1890		< 5	--	64	204
1889		< 5	--	61	209
1888		< 5	--	88	171
1887		< 5	--	75	169
1886		< 5	--	93	152
1885		< 5	--	82	163
1884		< 5	--	85	164
1883		< 5	--	92	135
1882		< 5	--	111	126
1881		< 5	--	69	172
1880		< 5	--	100	135

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.