Elijiah
Boy · ee-LY-juh · Hebrew
Elijiah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Elijiah mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Elijah
“my God is Yahweh”
Spelling variant of Elijah, the Old Testament prophet said to have been taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.
- Say it
- ee-LY-juh
Is Elijiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Elijiah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elijiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Elijiah, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 75 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Elijiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elijiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,526 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,375 |
| 2010 | 71 | #1,956 |
| 2009 | 65 | #2,098 |
| 2008 | 75 | #1,916 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,347 |
| 2005 | 51 | #2,293 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,098 |
| 2003 | 64 | #1,842 |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,220 |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,273 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,459 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Nicknames for Elijiah
- Eli 421 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Elijiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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