How Many People Are Named Ilijah?
An estimated 568 people in the United States have the first name Ilijah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Ilijah peaked in popularity in 2012 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilijah 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 Ilijah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
568
About 1 in 603,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2012
32 births
Total Registered
573
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilijah
Ilijah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 573 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ilijah as a male name
Ranked #4,607 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (32 births)
Ilijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilijah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 248 babies were registered. While Ilijah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ilijah by Decade
How has Ilijah 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.
Ilijah by State
Birth registrations for Ilijah span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Colorado, Georgia, Texas. On average, about 11 Ilijahs were registered per state.
Ilijah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilijah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilijah?
We estimate approximately 568 people named Ilijah 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 603,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilijah a common name?
Ilijah 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 Ilijah most popular?
Ilijah reached peak popularity in 2012, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilijah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilijah a male name?
Ilijah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilijah Smith, Ilijah Johnson, Ilijah 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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