Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Eliya

Gender Unisex · 81% girls Rank 2025 #4,003 Trend ↑ Rising 16%
Rank 2025
#4,003
among girls · ↑227 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
54
named Eliya · +26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 44,646
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
56 babies
All-time total
1,032
#8,497 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Eliya popularity over time

1,032 babies have been named Eliya since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 57 – 57 6 – #4,486
2000s 227 31 258 26 +353% #4,397
2010s 330 90 420 42 +63% #3,542
2020s (to 2025) 222 75 297 50 +18% #3,553

Where Eliya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 38 0.02 outside top 500
2028 38 0.02 outside top 500
2029 39 0.02 outside top 500
2030 40 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Eliya

Eliya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,003 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 1,032 American babies have been named Eliya, about 81% girls and 19% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 56 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Eliya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eliya?

The median living Eliya is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 17. An estimated 1,000 people named Eliya are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Eliya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 36 #4,003 18 #5,266
2024 34 #4,230 9 #8,522
2023 34 #4,216 12 #7,018
2022 44 #3,553 12 #6,937
2021 43 #3,565 11 #7,241
2020 31 #4,381 13 #6,394
2019 29 #4,684 11 #7,300
2018 32 #4,382 18 #5,160
2017 20 #6,113 6 #11,160
2016 29 #4,765 6 #11,122
2015 41 #3,721 9 #8,241
2014 22 #5,852 9 #8,336
2013 33 #4,356 5 #12,690
2012 45 #3,542 7 #10,024
2011 44 #3,564 10 #7,658
2010 35 #4,222 9 #8,328
2009 34 #4,397 9 #8,505
2008 24 #5,816 9 #8,502
2007 28 #5,133 7 #10,083
2006 14 #8,382 – –
2005 17 #6,920 – –
2004 25 #5,105 – –
2003 20 #5,882 – –
2002 23 #5,133 6 #9,741
2001 25 #4,733 – –
2000 17 #6,287 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Eliya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Eliya?

The median living Eliya is about 11 years old. Half of all living Eliyas are between 5 and 17 years old.

How many people named Eliya are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Eliya are alive in the United States, based on 1,032 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eliya in 2025?

Eliya ranked #4,003 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eliya?

1,032 babies have been named Eliya in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eliya most popular?

Eliya peaked in 2022, when 56 newborns received the name.

Is Eliya a boy or girl name?

Eliya is used for both: about 81% of babies named Eliya have been girls and 19% boys.

Is the name Eliya rising or falling?

Eliya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Eliya become more popular?

Eliya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Eliya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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