Trend of the Popularity of Elijah as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,257 male babies that were named Elijah in California, which was 0.70% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Elijah peaked as a male baby name in California in 2020 with a count of 1,596 babies, which was 0.84% of the total male babies born in California in 2020.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Elijah, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Elijah.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Elijah in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Elijah in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Elijah from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Elijah as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	80	0.04
1981	80	0.04
1982	82	0.04
1983	79	0.04
1984	66	0.03
1985	77	0.03
1986	79	0.04
1987	96	0.04
1988	111	0.04
1989	113	0.04
1990	133	0.05
1991	161	0.06
1992	184	0.07
1993	230	0.08
1994	348	0.13
1995	536	0.21
1996	638	0.25
1997	651	0.27
1998	729	0.30
1999	818	0.34
2000	893	0.36
2001	1006	0.41
2002	1163	0.48
2003	1228	0.49
2004	1332	0.53
2005	1242	0.49
2006	1317	0.51
2007	1346	0.52
2008	1370	0.54
2009	1386	0.57
2010	1481	0.63
2011	1511	0.66
2012	1529	0.66
2013	1484	0.65
2014	1560	0.68
2015	1529	0.68
2016	1586	0.71
2017	1495	0.69
2018	1441	0.70
2019	1524	0.75
2020	1596	0.84
2021	1510	0.80
2022	1449	0.77
2023	1338	0.75
2024	1257	0.70