Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Elijah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elijah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2011

Peak rank proxy

13,997

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20112024

Peak year

2011

Decline from peak

20.2%

2024

11,171

All-time

369,304

Elijah has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2011, when 13,997 boys were named Elijah.

In 2024, only 11,171 boys were given the name.

Down 20.2% from its peak.

All told, about 369,304 Americans have been named Elijah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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