NameTides

Eliah

Eliah was the #3,181 boys' name in the US in 2025 (37 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Eliah as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Eliah as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Eliah as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,181 (37)#3,684 (5)#2,789 (6)
2024#3,524 (32)#5,120 (3)#2,710 (6)
2023#3,177 (38)——
2022#2,962 (42)—#2,052 (8)
2021#2,862 (43)#3,451 (5)—
2020#2,437 (53)#4,608 (3)#2,746 (5)
2019#2,766 (45)#4,702 (3)#1,634 (11)
2018#2,994 (39)#3,959 (4)—
2017#2,388 (54)#3,996 (4)—
2016#2,477 (51)#3,079 (6)#1,988 (8)
2015#2,641 (46)——
2014#2,582 (47)#4,632 (3)—
2013#3,189 (34)—#1,926 (8)
2012#2,954 (39)#4,805 (3)—
2011#2,626 (46)#3,830 (4)#2,629 (5)

Eliah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Eliah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Eliah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#7,491 (14)——
2024#7,251 (15)——
2023#7,247 (15)——
2022#7,631 (14)——
2021#6,174 (19)——
2020#5,850 (20)—#3,251 (5)
2019#6,698 (17)——
2018#6,521 (18)—#3,286 (5)
2017#6,808 (17)——
2016#4,990 (27)#5,785 (3)—
2015#6,236 (20)——
2014#7,302 (16)——
2013#6,017 (21)—#2,888 (6)
2012#6,341 (20)—#3,334 (5)
2011#5,935 (22)#5,785 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #2,437.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1972.
  • In 2025, 28% of US babies named Eliah were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 110,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Eliah is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 52,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 44,000 to 1 in 61,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Eliah by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,478FL
Eliah (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EliahCanadaGirls—too few
EliahCanadaBoys#2,7896
EliahEngland & WalesGirls—too few
EliahEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
EliahNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EliahNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EliahUSGirls#7,49114
EliahUSBoys#3,18137