Elijah

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Meaning

Elijah is a masculine given name after the prophet Elijah in the Hebrew Bible. Elijah was among the five most popular names for Black newborn boys in the American state of Virginia in 2022 and again in 2023. In 2022, it was the 37th-most popular name given to boys in Canada.

From Wikipedia

Elijah first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 661 babies (rank #37 that year). In 2024 it was given to 618 boys (rank #33). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Elijah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elijah yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

13,133
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
661
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199151#422
199266#368
199383#316
199486#287
1995150#208
1996171#182
1997163#184
1998167#177
1999210#153
2000223#150
2001212#153
2002294#109
2003288#108
2004346#93
2005336#97
2006378#89
2007358#101
2008383#99
2009424#90
2010429#85
2011438#91
2012532#68
2013545#64
2014573#61
2015590#57
2016633#52
2017633#48
2018612#47
2019646#40
2020597#41
2021661#37
2022592#37
2023599#33
2024618#33