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How popular is the name Elijah?
Births per year, rank history and how many Elijahs are alive today.
Elijah (male) is currently the 23rd most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 1,661 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 2020, when 1,668 babies were given the name, the 30th most popular that year. It has risen strongly over the past decade. At least 22,000 babies have been named Elijah in England and Wales since 1996. Common short forms of Elijah include Eli.
The Elijah you are most likely to meet is around 6 years old. Half of all Elijahs born in England and Wales are between 5 and 13, and there are at least 22,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 7.0% chance that at least one of them will be called Elijah.
How many babies are named Elijah each year?
Where does Elijah rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Elijah most popular?
Elijah peaked in 2020, when 1,668 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Elijah?
At least 22,000 people named Elijah born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Elijah?
Most living Elijahs are between 5 and 13; the most common age is about 6.
Is Elijah becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.