Is Eliyahu a boy or girl name?
Eliyahu is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 156 boys were named Eliyahu, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,496 US babies named Eliyahu were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,258
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Eliyahu since 1956
- 3,496
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 156 babies
Boys and girls named Eliyahu, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 249 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 467 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 775 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,194 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 680 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 156 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 144 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 137 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 124 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 119 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 119 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 110 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 104 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 130 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 137 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 121 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 123 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 109 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 126 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 115 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 111 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 94 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 80 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 76 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 94 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 64 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 78 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 65 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,886 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,319 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 48 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,895 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 53 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 45 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,013 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,086 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,998 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,113 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,682 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,142 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,507 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,002 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,420 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,562 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,612 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,701 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,230 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,199 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,038 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Eliyahu reached #1,258 in 2024. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 Eliyahu
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.