UK boy's name
Elijus
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Elijus is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Elijus popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 16 births.
This profile covers 127 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 2011 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 25% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 129 living people in the UK are called Elijus. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Elijus ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 16 boys were registered as Elijus.
- • Elijus ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #392 in 2020.
- • About 129 living people in the UK are estimated to have Elijus as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4270
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2015
16 births
Estimated living
129
2026
Popularity
Elijus over time
The chart below shows babies named Elijus registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2011 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Elijus, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 16 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elijus by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Elijus was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2702 | 41 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2644 | 86 | 9 |
Geography
Where Elijus is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Elijus. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Elijus ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #392 in 2020.
Across the UK
Elijus in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#392 in 2020
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Elijus
- Ethan 77,394
- Edward 53,212
- Elliot 23,450
- Elijah 22,369
- Ellis 19,358
- Elliott 16,964
- Evan 14,535
- Ezra 11,838
- Ewan 10,685
- Eli 8,126
- Elias 7,049
- Eric 6,654
FAQ
Elijus: questions and answers
How popular is the name Elijus in the UK right now?
In 2024, Elijus was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Elijus most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 16 babies registered as Elijus in England and Wales.
How many people are called Elijus in the UK?
A total of 127 babies have been registered as Elijus across the 14 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Elijus most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Elijus ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #392 in 2020. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.