First Name ELIJAH

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ELIJAH is ranked as the 1561st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 16,818.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 5.27 people named ELIJAH for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 93% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named ELIJAH is 215,789.
  • The SSA data also shows that ELIJAH is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names ELIJAH
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 16,818 +/-2.7%
  • National Rank 1,561
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 5.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 215,789
  • National Rank 249
  • Percentile Rank 99.73%
  • Proportion/100k 67.68

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ELIJAH is 67.1% White, 4.2% Hispanic origin, 24.4% Black, 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name ELIJAH have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name ELIJAH is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name ELIJAH

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 67.1% 63.9% 3.2%
Hispanic origin 4.2% 16.3% -12.1%
Black 24.4% 12.3% 12.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.9% -3.1%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% -0.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named ELIJAH is Texas where 1,282 people have this name.
  • South Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ELIJAH, as 20.04 in every 100,000 South Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • South Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 16 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names ELIJAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 649 5.04 97.2% Indiana 368 5.58 95.7% Iowa 62 2 91.6% Kansas 169 5.81 91.8% Michigan 429 4.33 98.0% Minnesota 140 2.56 95.1% Missouri 425 14.21 95.8% Nebraska 53 2.79 83.7% North Dakota 16 2.17 56.5% Ohio 631 5.44 97.0% South Dakota 27 3.11 68.1% Wisconsin 101 1.75 93.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ELIJAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 649 5.04 97.2%
Indiana 368 5.58 95.7%
Iowa 62 2 91.6%
Kansas 169 5.81 91.8%
Michigan 429 4.33 98.0%
Minnesota 140 2.56 95.1%
Missouri 425 14.21 95.8%
Nebraska 53 2.79 83.7%
North Dakota 16 2.17 56.5%
Ohio 631 5.44 97.0%
South Dakota 27 3.11 68.1%
Wisconsin 101 1.75 93.8%
West State Statistics First-Names ELIJAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 71.6% Arizona 161 2.39 91.4% California 1,063 2.74 98.0% Colorado 169 3.15 92.5% Hawaii 102 7.21 91.7% Idaho 62 3.82 83.8% Montana 31 3.07 74.1% Nevada 119 4.2 90.1% New Mexico 79 3.78 84.5% Oregon 117 2.94 90.4% Utah 124 4.22 89.3% Washington 192 2.72 95.4% Wyoming 19 3.19 58.8%

West States
State stats for the first name ELIJAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 71.6%
Arizona 161 2.39 91.4%
California 1,063 2.74 98.0%
Colorado 169 3.15 92.5%
Hawaii 102 7.21 91.7%
Idaho 62 3.82 83.8%
Montana 31 3.07 74.1%
Nevada 119 4.2 90.1%
New Mexico 79 3.78 84.5%
Oregon 117 2.94 90.4%
Utah 124 4.22 89.3%
Washington 192 2.72 95.4%
Wyoming 19 3.19 58.8%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names ELIJAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 302 8.4 95.5% Maine 92 6.89 86.0% Massachusetts 438 6.49 95.8% New Hampshire 75 5.63 86.2% New Jersey 980 10.96 97.7% New York 589 2.98 97.7% Pennsylvania 627 4.91 97.3% Rhode Island 55 5.18 85.3% Vermont 27 4.38 82.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ELIJAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 302 8.4 95.5%
Maine 92 6.89 86.0%
Massachusetts 438 6.49 95.8%
New Hampshire 75 5.63 86.2%
New Jersey 980 10.96 97.7%
New York 589 2.98 97.7%
Pennsylvania 627 4.91 97.3%
Rhode Island 55 5.18 85.3%
Vermont 27 4.38 82.2%
South State Statistics First-Names ELIJAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 758 15.64 97.2% Arkansas 282 9.5 94.5% Delaware 82 8.74 93.9% Dist. of Columbia 124 18.79 94.1% Florida 1,121 5.64 98.6% Georgia 1,203 11.92 98.3% Kentucky 324 7.34 94.7% Louisiana 549 11.81 96.4% Maryland 560 9.37 97.6% Mississippi 425 14.21 95.8% North Carolina 749 7.54 98.2% Oklahoma 306 7.9 94.5% South Carolina 968 20.04 97.5% Tennessee 511 7.8 96.9% Texas 1,282 4.76 98.5% Virginia 576 6.92 97.2% West Virginia 64 3.44 82.8%

South States
State stats for the first name ELIJAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 758 15.64 97.2%
Arkansas 282 9.5 94.5%
Delaware 82 8.74 93.9%
Dist. of Columbia 124 18.79 94.1%
Florida 1,121 5.64 98.6%
Georgia 1,203 11.92 98.3%
Kentucky 324 7.34 94.7%
Louisiana 549 11.81 96.4%
Maryland 560 9.37 97.6%
Mississippi 425 14.21 95.8%
North Carolina 749 7.54 98.2%
Oklahoma 306 7.9 94.5%
South Carolina 968 20.04 97.5%
Tennessee 511 7.8 96.9%
Texas 1,282 4.76 98.5%
Virginia 576 6.92 97.2%
West Virginia 64 3.44 82.8%
 

Full Names with ELIJAH as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ELIJAH as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named ELIJAH.

The most popular full name is ELIJAH Williams. 1.99% of all the people named ELIJAH have this family name.

There are 1854 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ELIJAH

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 ELIJAH Williams 1.99%
2 ELIJAH Smith 1.68%
3 ELIJAH Johnson 1.57%
4 ELIJAH Jones 1.33%
5 ELIJAH Brown 1.30%
6 ELIJAH Jackson 0.99%
7 ELIJAH Davis 0.88%
8 ELIJAH Thomas 0.72%
9 ELIJAH Baker 0.58%
10 ELIJAH Green 0.55%
11 ELIJAH Wilson 0.55%
12 ELIJAH Harris 0.52%
13 ELIJAH Anderson 0.50%
14 ELIJAH King 0.47%
15 ELIJAH Wright 0.47%
16 ELIJAH Lewis 0.44%
17 ELIJAH Martin 0.44%
18 ELIJAH Moore 0.44%
19 ELIJAH Taylor 0.44%
20 ELIJAH White 0.44%