How Many People Are Named Ellijah?
An estimated 567 people in the United States have the first name Ellijah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Ellijah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellijah 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 Ellijah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
567
About 1 in 604,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2008
38 births
Total Registered
573
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellijah
Ellijah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 573 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ellijah as a male name
Ranked #6,928 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (38 births)
Ellijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellijah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 256 babies were registered. Ellijah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ellijah by Decade
How has Ellijah 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.
Ellijah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellijah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ellijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellijah?
We estimate approximately 567 people named Ellijah 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 604,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellijah a common name?
Ellijah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 573 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellijah most popular?
Ellijah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellijah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellijah a male name?
Ellijah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellijah Smith, Ellijah Johnson, Ellijah 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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