Elijah: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Elijah year by year

Elijah drops 40 places from 2024 (ranked 136th then). Since 2020 (48 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 33%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	176th	32
2024	136th	46
2023	136th	49
2022	156th	43
2021	130th	56
2020	146th	48

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Elijah since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Elijah appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1984 on. The peak year is 2021, with 56 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (294 babies). Since 1980, about 864 children in Québec have been named Elijah.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Elijah in Québec in 2025?

32 boys were named Elijah in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 176th rank among boy names.

Is Elijah a popular name in Québec?

Elijah ranks 176th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Elijah given most often?

In 2021, with 56 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Elijah a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Elijah only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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