Elijah vs Mateo
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
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Mateo
a fast riser climbing the charts
- Rank today
- #8
- Peak
- #6 (2023)
- Babies in 2025
- 11,045
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
The verdict
Elijah is the more popular pick (#7 vs #8). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Elijah is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Mateo is a fast riser climbing the charts.
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