How Many People Are Named Lijah?
An estimated 208 people in the United States have the first name Lijah. It is predominantly male (95.2%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Lijah peaked in popularity in 2020 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lijah 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 Lijah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
208
About 1 in 1,647,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.2% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2020
17 births
Total Registered
210
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lijah
Lijah is predominantly male (95.2%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lijah as a male name
Ranked #6,042 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (17 births)
Lijah as a female name
Ranked #17,025 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1998 (5 births)
Lijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lijah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 97 babies were registered. While Lijah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lijah by Decade
How has Lijah 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.
Lijah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lijah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lijah?
We estimate approximately 208 people named Lijah 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 1,647,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Lijah a common name?
Lijah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 210 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lijah most popular?
Lijah reached peak popularity in 2020, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lijah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lijah a male name?
Lijah is predominantly male. 95.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lijah Smith, Lijah Johnson, Lijah 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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