Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ellijah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ellijah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 581
- 581 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,150 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,150 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 38 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 453 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ellijah’s family of names
Ellijah may belong to the same name family as Elijah. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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