Eljay is a very rare variant of Elijah that peaked in 2021 and has grown less common since.
Eljay is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Eljay was first reported in SSA data in 1987 and peaked in 2021 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #12,854 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,161 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #10,114 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,425 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #12,600 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,123 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #12,715 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #12,845 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #12,768 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #9,855 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #9,966 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #7,717 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,244 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #9,978 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #13,038 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #10,186 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #8,958 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #8,521 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,255 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,297 |