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Elijah

Boy

Origin of the name

Elijah comes from the Hebrew Eliyahu, “my God is Yahweh.” In the Bible, Elijah is a great prophet, taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.

Rising name

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The high point came in 2011, with 14,001 births and the No. 13 spot that year. The name is holding close to its all-time high. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 7. 36% of all babies named Elijah since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
380,611births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 13rank at its peak, in 2011

Where babies named Elijah are born

2011

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The darker the blue, the more common Elijah is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Elijah is most common in Nevada (2.3 times), Alaska (2) and Florida (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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