Elija is a rare variant of Elijah that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Elija is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,217 for boy births in the United States (and #13,073 across all names), given to 14 babies. Elija first appears in 1889 and peaked in 2008 (56 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,217 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #6,949 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #4,931 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | #4,901 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | #3,760 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | #4,176 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #4,146 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #4,793 |
| 2017 | 33 | 33 | #3,400 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | #4,024 |
| 2015 | 43 | 43 | #2,778 |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | #4,588 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | #3,782 |
| 2012 | 44 | 44 | #2,732 |
| 2011 | 47 | 47 | #2,596 |
| 2010 | 42 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2009 | 48 | 48 | #2,594 |
| 2008 | 56 | 56 | #2,332 |
| 2007 | 49 | 49 | #2,544 |
| 2006 | 41 | 41 | #2,800 |
| 2005 | 38 | 38 | #2,814 |
| 2004 | 49 | 49 | #2,324 |
| 2003 | 32 | 32 | #3,010 |
| 2002 | 46 | 46 | #2,264 |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | #3,086 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | #3,235 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | #3,620 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #4,065 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #3,196 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #3,880 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #3,921 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #6,539 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #3,709 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #4,984 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,597 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #6,633 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #5,801 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,664 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #4,674 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #5,000 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #4,830 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #4,677 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,546 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,093 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #4,245 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #4,745 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #3,935 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,161 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #2,716 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,532 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #3,578 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | #3,620 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #4,538 |
| 1918 | 12 | — | #2,438 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,019 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,006 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,334 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | #1,013 |