Eliah first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1972. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2009, 56 babies received the name (ranked #2329). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2832), with roughly 62 babies named Eliah each year. Eliah's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,576 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.