#82024 rank
2011peak year
337,142babies named Elijah since 1880
▼ 17%5-year trend
Elijah popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Elijah mean?
From the Hebrew Eliyahu, 'my God is Yahweh', borne by the fiery prophet of the Old Testament. Revived spectacularly in America since the 1990s.
OriginHebrew
Syllables3
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic
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Famous Elijahs
- Elijah Wood, actor
Spellings & variants
EliasEli
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