How Many People Are Named Eligah?
An estimated 632 people in the United States have the first name Eligah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Eligah peaked in popularity in 1918 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eligah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Eligah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
632
About 1 in 542,333 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1918
52 births
Total Registered
1,740
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eligah
Eligah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,740 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Eligah as a male name
Ranked #10,015 in 2021
7 male births in 2021
Peak: 1918 (52 births)
Eligah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eligah span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 330 babies were registered. Eligah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Eligah by Decade
How has Eligah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Eligah by State
Birth registrations for Eligah span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana. The lowest are in North Carolina, Kentucky, Arkansas. On average, about 41 Eligahs were registered per state.
Eligah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eligah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eligah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eligah?
We estimate approximately 632 people named Eligah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 542,333 Americans share this first name.
Is Eligah a common name?
Eligah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,740 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eligah most popular?
Eligah reached peak popularity in 1918, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eligah is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eligah a male name?
Eligah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eligah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eligah Smith, Eligah Johnson, Eligah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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