Elijah is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #5876 in 2012 with 3 recorded births. This places Elijah in the bottom 24% of ranked UK girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2006 with 3 births ranking #5061. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 107,353 girls born was named Elijah. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Elijah is a major Hebrew biblical name meaning "my God is Yahweh". It carries strong prophetic associations while still sounding warm and current in modern naming.
The name is central in the Hebrew Bible through the prophet Elijah and has remained prominent in Jewish and Christian tradition for centuries. In recent decades it has also become one of the leading boys' names in the United States.