How Many People Are Named Eliyahu?
An estimated 3,439 people in the United States have the first name Eliyahu. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Eliyahu peaked in popularity in 2024 with 156 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eliyahu 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 Eliyahu paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,439
About 1 in 99,667 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
156 births
Total Registered
3,496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eliyahu
Eliyahu is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,496 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Eliyahu as a male name
Ranked #1,258 in 2024
156 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (156 births)
Eliyahu: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eliyahu span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,194 babies were registered. While Eliyahu is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Eliyahu by Decade
How has Eliyahu 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.
Eliyahu by State
Birth registrations for Eliyahu span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Maryland. On average, about 388 Eliyahus were registered per state.
Eliyahu + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eliyahu as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eliyahu: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eliyahu?
We estimate approximately 3,439 people named Eliyahu 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 99,667 Americans share this first name.
Is Eliyahu a common name?
Eliyahu is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eliyahu most popular?
Eliyahu reached peak popularity in 2024, when 156 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eliyahu is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eliyahu a male name?
Eliyahu is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eliyahu Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eliyahu Smith, Eliyahu Johnson, Eliyahu 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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