Elijah Boy

Popularity: #8 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Elijah

Elijah Wood is an American actor known for his role as Frodo Baggins in 'The Lord of the Rings' film trilogy.

Elijah Muhammad was an American religious leader and the founder of the Nation of Islam.

Elijah Cummings was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Elijah Craig was an American Baptist minister and distiller, known for being one of the first to age bourbon in charred oak barrels.

Fictional characters named Elijah

Elijah Mikaelson is a character from 'The Vampire Diaries' and 'The Originals', known as a powerful vampire and member of the Mikaelson family.

Elijah Price, also known as Mr. Glass, is a character in the film 'Unbreakable', portrayed as a villain with a fragile condition.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Elijah was first seen in the United States in 1880. Elijah has ranked as high as #19 nationally, which occurred in 2011, and has been most popular in California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Georgia. In the past 5 years the name Elijah has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Elijah (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
TX	1,434	13%
CA	1,257	12%
FL	841	8%
GA	412	4%
NC	411	4%
NY	402	4%
OH	377	4%
PA	331	3%
TN	322	3%
MI	311	3%
VA	308	3%
IL	280	3%
IN	265	2%
AZ	259	2%
WA	244	2%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	100
1881	69
1882	111
1883	92
1884	85
1885	82
1886	93
1887	75
1888	88
1889	61
1890	64
1891	57
1892	85
1893	77
1894	54
1895	75
1896	87
1897	65
1898	76
1899	64
1900	86
1901	79
1902	66
1903	58
1904	60
1905	81
1906	65
1907	76
1908	64
1909	90
1910	101
1911	94
1912	142
1913	149
1914	187
1915	243
1916	232
1917	256
1918	264
1919	295
1920	277
1921	257
1922	311
1923	302
1924	261
1925	283
1926	276
1927	290
1928	255
1929	243
1930	226
1931	198
1932	231
1933	198
1934	209
1935	210
1936	221
1937	210
1938	195
1939	237
1940	201
1941	239
1942	245
1943	221
1944	227
1945	237
1946	222
1947	296
1948	244
1949	267
1950	282
1951	223
1952	263
1953	248
1954	254
1955	235
1956	197
1957	218
1958	209
1959	185
1960	180
1961	194
1962	179
1963	149
1964	161
1965	122
1966	140
1967	134
1968	122
1969	143
1970	184
1971	196
1972	209
1973	212
1974	288
1975	263
1976	302
1977	504
1978	548
1979	696
1980	754
1981	750
1982	739
1983	671
1984	631
1985	681
1986	718
1987	746
1988	886
1989	991
1990	1,139
1991	1,345
1992	1,523
1993	1,882
1994	2,621
1995	3,976
1996	4,818
1997	5,089
1998	5,662
1999	6,596
2000	7,472
2001	8,339
2002	10,053
2003	10,665
2004	11,714
2005	11,612
2006	12,055
2007	12,424
2008	13,239
2009	12,845
2010	13,919
2011	13,997
2012	13,909
2013	13,826
2014	13,881
2015	13,707
2016	13,970
2017	13,444
2018	13,012
2019	13,428
2020	13,224
2021	12,825
2022	12,075
2023	11,503
2024	11,171