boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Eliyahu

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,236 Trend ↑ Rising 39%
Rank 2025
#1,236
among boys · ↑16 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
162
named Eliyahu · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,544
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
162 babies
All-time total
3,661
#2,234 all-time among boys
First recorded
1956
in Social Security records

Eliyahu popularity over time

3,661 babies have been named Eliyahu since 1956, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 8 1 – #3,038
1960s 17 2 +112% #3,701
1970s 106 11 +524% #2,901
1980s 249 25 +135% #1,852
1990s 467 47 +88% #1,659
2000s 775 78 +66% #1,501
2010s 1,194 119 +54% #1,298
2020s (to 2025) 845 141 +18% #1,236

Where Eliyahu is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 171 0.10 outside top 500
2027 180 0.11 outside top 500
2028 187 0.11 outside top 500
2029 193 0.11 outside top 500
2030 199 0.12 outside top 500

Where Eliyahu is most popular

Boys named Eliyahu per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.084 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Eliyahu 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 323 1.60 +1809%
New York 215 0.497 +491%
Florida 35 0.074 -12%
Maryland 6 0.050 -40%
Illinois 5 0.020 -77%
Ohio 5 0.019 -78%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -78%
California 14 0.015 -82%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
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 Eliyahu

Eliyahu is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,236 in 2025 with 162 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1956, 3,661 American babies have been named Eliyahu. Its peak came in 2025, when 162 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 Eliyahu stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eliyahu?

The median living Eliyahu is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 24. An estimated 3,600 people named Eliyahu are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Eliyahu year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 162 #1,236
2024 158 #1,252
2023 145 #1,317
2022 137 #1,368
2021 124 #1,456
2020 119 #1,454
2019 119 #1,463
2018 110 #1,540
2017 104 #1,571
2016 130 #1,369
2015 137 #1,298
2014 121 #1,400
2013 123 #1,372
2012 109 #1,481
2011 126 #1,345
2010 115 #1,444
2009 111 #1,501
2008 94 #1,645
2007 80 #1,817
2006 76 #1,811
2005 94 #1,517
2004 65 #1,891
2003 64 #1,853
2002 78 #1,575
2001 65 #1,751
2000 48 #2,098
1995 45 #1,895
1990 45 #1,762
1985 31 #1,880
1980 15 #2,998
1975 10 #3,507
1970 8 #3,612
1965 – –
1960 5 #4,199
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Eliyahu

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Eliyahu M. Goldratt Eliyahu M. Goldratt Israeli business management guru (1947–2011) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Eliyahu?

The median living Eliyahu is about 14 years old. Half of all living Eliyahus are between 6 and 24 years old.

How many people named Eliyahu are alive today?

An estimated 3,600 people named Eliyahu are alive in the United States, based on 3,661 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eliyahu in 2025?

Eliyahu ranked #1,236 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 162 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eliyahu?

3,661 babies have been named Eliyahu in the United States since 1956, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eliyahu most popular?

Eliyahu peaked in 2025, when 162 newborns received the name.

Is Eliyahu a boy or girl name?

Eliyahu is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eliyahu rising or falling?

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

Will Eliyahu become more popular?

Eliyahu is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 199 boys named Eliyahu in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eliyahu?

Well-known people named Eliyahu include Eliyahu M. Goldratt (engineer).

Names like Eliyahu

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