Boys name
Elijah
Elijah is a boys' name given to 375,870 boys in the United States since 1910, peaking in 2011 with 14,001 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among boys names in Indiana in 2010.
Which states favor Elijah
Elijah by state
Top states by all-time births named Elijah. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 41,556 | #10 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 35,089 | #6 (2025) |
| 3 | Florida | 23,652 | #4 (2025) |
| 4 | New York | 18,317 | #35 (2025) |
| 5 | Georgia | 15,525 | #4 (2025) |
| 6 | North Carolina | 15,135 | #7 (2025) |
| 7 | Ohio | 14,188 | #9 (2025) |
| 8 | Illinois | 12,149 | #18 (2025) |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 11,919 | #16 (2025) |
| 10 | Tennessee | 11,351 | #11 (2025) |
| 11 | Michigan | 10,818 | #10 (2025) |
| 12 | Virginia | 10,775 | #8 (2025) |
| 13 | Indiana | 10,186 | #8 (2025) |
| 14 | Washington | 8,273 | #10 (2025) |
| 15 | Missouri | 7,885 | #11 (2025) |
| 16 | South Carolina | 7,853 | #5 (2025) |
| 17 | Arizona | 7,712 | #9 (2025) |
| 18 | Alabama | 7,582 | #10 (2025) |
| 19 | New Jersey | 7,183 | #49 (2025) |
| 20 | Kentucky | 6,980 | #8 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).