Elijah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #3376 in 2010 with 48 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2004 with 77 births ranking #2268. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 33.3%. In 2010, approximately 1 in every 37,028 girls born was named Elijah. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
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.