Elijah vs Liam
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Elijah
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #7
- Peak
- #4 (2020)
- Babies in 2025
- 11,111
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, CA, FL
VS
Liam
a steady, dependable choice
- Rank today
- #1
- Peak
- #1 (2017)
- Babies in 2025
- 20,818
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
The verdict
Liam is the more popular pick (#1 vs #7). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Liam is a steady, dependable choice, Elijah is a name gently stepping back from its peak.
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