Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Eliyah

Gender Unisex · 65% girls Rank 2025 #2,938 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,938
among girls · ↓814 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
92
named Eliyah · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 28,198
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
119 babies
All-time total
2,221
#5,834 all-time among girls
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Eliyah popularity over time

2,221 babies have been named Eliyah since 1991, 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 59 64 123 12 – #5,499
2000s 350 179 529 53 +330% #2,932
2010s 625 313 938 94 +77% #2,444
2020s (to 2025) 412 219 631 105 +12% #2,124

Where Eliyah 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 57 0.04 outside top 500
2027 57 0.04 outside top 500
2028 57 0.04 outside top 500
2029 58 0.04 outside top 500
2030 58 0.04 outside top 500

Where Eliyah is most popular

Girls named Eliyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.043 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Eliyah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 26 0.061 +40%
Texas 45 0.056 +29%
California 41 0.049 +13%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -12%
Arizona 5 0.036 -18%
Michigan 6 0.033 -24%
Illinois 5 0.022 -50%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -51%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
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Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
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New York – – –
Ohio – – –
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Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Eliyah

Eliyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,938 in 2025 with 57 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 2,221 American babies have been named Eliyah, about 65% girls and 35% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 119 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 Eliyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eliyah?

The median living Eliyah is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 17. An estimated 2,200 people named Eliyah are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Eliyah 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 57 #2,938 35 #3,332
2024 90 #2,124 29 #3,830
2023 67 #2,628 34 #3,439
2022 70 #2,534 38 #3,177
2021 67 #2,596 43 #2,876
2020 61 #2,728 40 #2,942
2019 72 #2,463 44 #2,822
2018 73 #2,444 30 #3,633
2017 52 #3,104 26 #4,019
2016 58 #2,916 27 #3,913
2015 72 #2,509 32 #3,458
2014 67 #2,623 28 #3,715
2013 63 #2,735 37 #3,015
2012 56 #3,017 29 #3,639
2011 62 #2,807 35 #3,188
2010 50 #3,268 25 #4,026
2009 52 #3,208 25 #4,071
2008 60 #2,932 24 #4,176
2007 41 #3,869 16 #5,501
2006 35 #4,184 21 #4,399
2005 34 #4,140 17 #4,890
2004 24 #5,259 18 #4,653
2003 34 #3,968 18 #4,480
2002 23 #5,134 11 #6,208
2001 31 #4,047 18 #4,349
2000 16 #6,583 11 #6,035
1995 7 #10,851 5 #9,278
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Eliyah?

The median living Eliyah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Eliyahs are between 5 and 17 years old.

How many people named Eliyah are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Eliyah are alive in the United States, based on 2,221 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eliyah in 2025?

Eliyah ranked #2,938 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 57 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eliyah?

2,221 babies have been named Eliyah in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eliyah most popular?

Eliyah peaked in 2024, when 119 newborns received the name.

Is Eliyah a boy or girl name?

Eliyah is used for both: about 65% of babies named Eliyah have been girls and 35% boys.

Is the name Eliyah rising or falling?

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

Will Eliyah become more popular?

Eliyah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 58 girls named Eliyah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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