How Many People Are Named Elijah Hobbs?
There are approximately 55 people named Elijah Hobbs living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,231,897 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elijah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hobbs. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
55
1 in 6,231,897 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Elijah: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elijah. The peak year was 2011 with 14,030 births. The average person named Elijah today is 17 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Elijah
In the 2020 Census, the first name Elijah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (42.47%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (23.54%) and Hispanic (21.01%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Elijah in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Elijah rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Hobbs Surname
The surname Hobbs was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Hobbs in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Elijah" has an estimated frequency of 0.104% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Hobbs" appears at a rate of 15.48 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Elijah are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 55 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Elijah Hobbs: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Elijah Hobbs?
We estimate approximately 55 people named Elijah Hobbs are alive in the United States today. The first name Elijah is shared by 355,934 Americans, and the surname Hobbs is shared by 53,072.
How rare is the name Elijah Hobbs?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,231,897 Americans. The first name Elijah is common and the surname Hobbs is uncommon.
Is Elijah a male or female name?
Elijah is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 2011 and the average bearer today is 17 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Elijah?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Elijah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (42.47%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (23.54%) and Hispanic (21.01%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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