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Boy name

Eligah

100% boys · last recorded 2021

Eligah has been given to about 1,740 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Living in the US≈ 743
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eligah per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1918 · 52
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,740

How popular is Eligah?

Its best year was 1918, when 52 babies were given the name, ranking 922nd. The typical living American called Eligah is about 70 years old today.

Names that sound like Eligah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elijah0.88
  2. Alijah0.70
  3. Elias0.65
  4. Elian0.65
  5. Eliam0.65
  6. Jesiah0.62
  7. Messiah0.61
  8. Micah0.57

Middle names for Eligah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Eligah John0.83
  2. Eligah Lee0.83
  3. Eligah Dean0.82
  4. Eligah Bryce0.82
  5. Eligah Ross0.82
  6. Eligah Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Eligah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.81
  2. Ilasister · 0.80
  3. Adelesister · 0.78
  4. Cleoeither · 0.78
  5. Louiebrother · 0.77
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.76

Where Eligah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Eligah White0.78
    2. Eligah Reyes0.78
    3. Eligah Nguyen0.78
    4. Eligah Moore0.78
    5. Eligah Lee0.78
    6. Eligah Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Eligah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.