Is Eliyah a boy or girl name?
Eliyah is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 90 girls and 29 boys were named Eliyah, so 75.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 65.3% of the 2,127 US babies named Eliyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,816
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,113
- Babies named Eliyah since 1991
- 2,127
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 119 babies
Boys and girls named Eliyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | #3,816 | 90 | #2,113 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,434 | 67 | #2,625 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,174 | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,876 | 67 | #2,595 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,942 | 61 | #2,727 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,869 | 72 | #2,462 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,632 | 73 | #2,443 |
| 2017 | 26 | #4,019 | 51 | #3,169 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,912 | 58 | #2,915 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,457 | 72 | #2,509 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,714 | 67 | #2,623 |
| 2013 | 37 | #3,014 | 63 | #2,734 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,639 | 56 | #3,015 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,188 | 62 | #2,807 |
| 2010 | 25 | #4,026 | 50 | #3,267 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,071 | 52 | #3,207 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,176 | 60 | #2,932 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,501 | 41 | #3,869 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,397 | 35 | #4,184 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,888 | 34 | #4,140 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,653 | 24 | #5,257 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,480 | 34 | #3,968 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,207 | 23 | #5,134 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,349 | 31 | #4,047 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,035 | 16 | #6,583 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,844 | 19 | #5,499 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,722 | 11 | #8,164 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,928 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,254 | 5 | #14,168 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,277 | 7 | #10,850 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,541 | 6 | #12,247 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,162 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,904 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,600 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Eliyah reached #2,869 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #2,113 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Eliyah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.