Over the past 110 years, 176 girls and 303 240 boys have been named Elijah. The name Elijah ranks 7159th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Elijah in 1994. The peak of popularity of the name Elijah came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.