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Elaijah

Used in both girl and boy records

Elaijah appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Elaijah by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDElaijah as a girl’s nameUS records 1999–2023
#18014girl rank2010peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDElaijah as a boy’s nameUS records 2001–2001
#35166boy rank2001peak year
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Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Elaijah in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201015 uses#787320101999–202017 listed years
Boy20015 uses#1055320012001–20011 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.