Elijah
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Elijah is a Hebrew name meaning “the Lord is my God,” with Elias, Ellis and Eli among its forms. Elijah was one of the great Old Testament prophets, who fought idol worship, worked miracles, and was carried to heaven in a fiery chariot. Actor Elijah Wood, Frodo in The Lord of the Rings, has given the name a boost. A namesake is Elijah McCoy, the son of escaped slaves who trained as an engineer and invented key improvements for steam engines despite prejudice.
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Usage of Elijah in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Elijah against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Elijah is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Elijah in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 11,111 boys were named Elijah, making it the #7 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 380,611 boys have been named Elijah, with the most (14,001) in 2011. It is most common, relative to births, in Hawaii, Alaska and Wyoming.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Elijah in other languages
- Elias Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Élie French
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Elijah
There are 4 towns and villages with Elijah in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Elijah | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Elijah | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Elijah Shoots Mobile Home Park | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Saint Elijah Village | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Elijah
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Elijah in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Elijah Lake | New York, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Elijah songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Elijah in their title. The best known:
- Elijah – Felix Mendelssohn (1846)
- Go like Elijah – Chi Coltrane (1973)
- Elijah Rock
- DAYS OF ELIJAH
- ELIJAH (Bridge)
- ELIJAH (Mendelssohn)
- ELIJAH (Stainer)
- Elijah – Sarkodie (2014)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Elijah
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Elijah.
Elijah Wood
Fictional characters named Elijah
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Elijah as a pet name
FurryName has found 45 dogs named Elijah in public pet registers, making it the #3,283 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (24), Toronto (4), Framingham (1). Elijah as a dog name →
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