How many babies in Australia have been named Elijah?

Between 1997 and 2025, Elijah was registered for 14,176 babies in the available state datasets.

Is Elijah a popular name in Australia?

In 2025, Elijah ranked #12 among boys' names in Australia, with 926 registrations.

boys' name 1997–2025

Elijah is making a comeback — from #112 in 1997 to #12 in 2025.

#12 ranked in 2025

926 registrations in 2025

14,176 total 1997–2025

That's a jump of 100 positions. Registrations grew from 44 to 926 (+2005%).

Peak popularity: 2021 (1,088 registrations, ranked #10).

Peak 2021 · 1,088

Low 1997 · 44

Years tracked 28

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How often Elijah was registered in each of the 8 Australian states and territories.

Elijah — popularity by state & territory in 2025. Hover a state for details, click to view the full Top 50 for that state.

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Most popular in New South Wales (349 babies) , least popular in South Australia (76).

New South Wales

349 #7

Victoria

269 #13

Queensland

232 #10

South Australia

76 #9

Australian Capital Territory

— #5*

Northern Territory

—

Tasmania

—

Western Australia

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In 2025: 926 babies named Elijah across 4 of 8 states and territories. (*rank-only states publish top-10 lists without counts)

How many babies in Australia have been named Elijah?: Between 1997 and 2025, Elijah was registered for 14,176 babies in the available state datasets.
Is Elijah a popular name in Australia?: In 2025, Elijah ranked #12 among boys' names in Australia, with 926 registrations.