Meaning"God is my Lord" | Formal: "My Lord is God"
OriginModern American
GenderMale
Syllables3
NumerologyLife Path 3
US Rank (today)#6123
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Origin & history of Ellijah
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Modern American roots
Ellijah comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "God is my Lord" | Formal: "My Lord is God".
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How popular is Ellijah?
2008peak year
Ellijah first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1993. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2008, 38 babies received the name (ranked #3068). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6123), with roughly 15 babies named Ellijah each year. Ellijah's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 573 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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