NameTides

Elija

Elija was the #6,143 boys' name in the US in 2025 (14 babies).

Elija as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Elija as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Elija as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. 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 & Wales
2025#6,143 (14)—
2024#6,832 (12)—
2023#4,886 (20)—
2022#4,850 (20)#4,790 (3)
2021#3,740 (29)#3,990 (4)
2020#4,141 (24)#4,608 (3)
2019#4,114 (25)—
2018#4,739 (20)—
2017#3,378 (33)—
2016#3,990 (26)—
2015#2,766 (43)—
2014#4,538 (21)#4,632 (3)
2013#3,753 (27)—
2012#2,716 (44)—
2011#2,590 (47)#4,647 (3)

Elija as a girl’s name

  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
Elija as a girl’s name, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1964–2025, for England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.5197019801990200020102020IrelandEngland & Wales
Elija as a girl’s name, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1964–2025, for England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.5198020002020
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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YearEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIreland
2025#5,927 (3)—#885 (3)
2024#4,844 (4)——
2023#2,346 (11)——
2022#3,534 (6)—#747 (4)
2021#2,711 (9)——
2020#2,300 (11)——
2019#2,286 (11)——
2018#1,788 (16)—#734 (4)
2017#1,512 (21)—#873 (3)
2016#1,172 (29)—#661 (5)
2015#1,711 (17)#426 (3)#581 (6)
2014#1,562 (19)#439 (3)#876 (3)
2013#1,587 (19)—#894 (3)
2012#2,521 (10)—#907 (3)
2011#2,275 (11)#363 (4)#695 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1889 at #974.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1889.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 130,000 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 130,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Elija is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 170,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 120,000 to 1 in 250,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.