Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ilijah 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 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ilijah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 590
- 590 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,474 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,474 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 408 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.
Ilijah’s family of names
Ilijah may belong to the same name family as ILLIJAH. 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.
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