Masculine dossier · first seen 1972
Eliah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2009
Peak era
2009
Peak births
56
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Eliah
How many people are named Eliah?
An estimated 1,141 living Americans are named Eliah.
How rare is Eliah?
Eliah is very rare among babies today, with 37 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 33.9% from its 2009 peak.
How old is the typical Eliah?
The median age of a living American named Eliah is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 22 years old.
Is Eliah still popular?
Not especially. Eliah has been declining since its 2009 peak and registered 37 births in 2025.
Where is Eliah most common?
Eliah has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.
1972Peak 20092025
Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
33.9%
2025
37
All-time
1,159
Where it lives now
Eliah is most concentrated in California — about 1.8× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Eliah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.