Baby name meaning

Elijah

My God is Yahweh · Hebrew origin

Meaning & origin

Elijah is a male name of Hebrew origin, meaning “My God is Yahweh”.

How popular is Elijah?

In England & Wales, Elijah ranked #23 among boys' names in 2024, with 1,661 babies given the name — up from #53 in 2014. That is its best showing in the England & Wales series, which begins in 1996.

In the United States, Elijah was the #4 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Elijah — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Elijah over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #403US 1960: #580US 1970: #597US 1980: #279US 1990: #243US 2000: #52US 2010: #18US 2020: #4England & Wales 2024: #23United StatesEngland & Wales
Elijah’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Elijah in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#31278
2000#27499
2005#155300
2010#120523
2015#461,294
2020#301,668
2024#231,661

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