Elyjah is a rare variant of Elijah that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Elyjah is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,545 for boy births in the United States (and #5,495 across all names), given to 52 babies. Elyjah first appears in 1994 and peaked in 2012 (124 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | #2,545 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | #2,680 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | #2,154 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | #2,333 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | #2,352 |
| 2020 | 71 | 71 | #2,007 |
| 2019 | 58 | 58 | #2,345 |
| 2018 | 67 | 67 | #2,105 |
| 2017 | 67 | 67 | #2,072 |
| 2016 | 65 | 65 | #2,138 |
| 2015 | 73 | 73 | #1,986 |
| 2014 | 80 | 80 | #1,850 |
| 2013 | 69 | 69 | #1,996 |
| 2012 | 124 | 124 | #1,361 |
| 2011 | 84 | 84 | #1,741 |
| 2010 | 89 | 89 | #1,721 |
| 2009 | 82 | 82 | #1,812 |
| 2008 | 100 | 100 | #1,584 |
| 2007 | 74 | 74 | #1,916 |
| 2006 | 80 | 80 | #1,745 |
| 2005 | 74 | 74 | #1,780 |
| 2004 | 81 | 81 | #1,612 |
| 2003 | 68 | 68 | #1,770 |
| 2002 | 56 | 56 | #1,983 |
| 2001 | 44 | 44 | #2,288 |
| 2000 | 36 | 36 | #2,586 |
| 1999 | 31 | 31 | #2,746 |
| 1998 | 36 | 36 | #2,410 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | #3,785 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | #3,234 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #3,596 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,200 |