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Name Of The Prophet Who Flew To Heaven In A Fire Chariot.
Popularized thanks to its presence on many books and songs, like "Elijah Blue"" (1976)".
Elijah Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.64%
Male
0.36%
Female
Elijah is predominantly a boys name, with 0.36% of Elijahs being girls, and 99.64% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 322932 males named Elijah, and 1177 females given the name
Popularity of Elijah by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Elijah in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Elijah: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Elijah' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Elijah in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Elijah's average ranking is 8810.39, with it's highest ever rank being #1254. Elijah has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 0 times, and has reached the top hundred names 0 times.
Elijah has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 324109 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Elijah gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2004, when it's usage went up by 166.55%. During this year, 77 babies were named Elijah, which was 0.002% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.002%, in this year alone more than 0 girls were named Elijah.
Popular 'E' Names - Girls
Girls names starting with 'E'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with E. These girls names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'E' names, their over all rank among all girl names, the total number of baby girls expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of girls given this name.
| Name | 'E-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily | 1. | 27. | 10926 | 0.302% |
| Evelyn | 2. | 38. | 10060 | 0.278% |
| Elizabeth | 3. | 45. | 9493 | 0.262% |
| Ella | 4. | 60. | 7866 | 0.217% |
| Eleanor | 5. | 116. | 5100 | 0.141% |
| Ellie | 6. | 120. | 5045 | 0.139% |
| Eva | 7. | 176. | 3777 | 0.104% |
| Eliana | 8. | 221. | 3185 | 0.088% |
| Elena | 9. | 223. | 3168 | 0.088% |
| Emilia | 10. | 237. | 3019 | 0.083% |
| Everly | 11. | 249. | 2873 | 0.079% |
| Emery | 12. | 294. | 2410 | 0.067% |
| Eden | 13. | 340. | 2068 | 0.057% |
| Emerson | 14. | 365. | 1947 | 0.054% |
| Elise | 15. | 371. | 1905 | 0.053% |
| Eliza | 16. | 383. | 1851 | 0.051% |
| Esther | 17. | 397. | 1789 | 0.049% |
| Eloise | 18. | 450. | 1554 | 0.043% |
| Evangeline | 19. | 513. | 1324 | 0.037% |
| Elliana | 20. | 533. | 1257 | 0.035% |
