Hebrew Eliyahu — my god is the lord. The prophet who ascended in a chariot of fire; a chair is set for him at every Passover seder.
Elijah ranks 7th among American boys in 2025, with 11,126 born that year. Its best year was 2011, when 14,034 babies were given the name, ranking 13th. The typical living American called Elijah is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.97% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.