Elijah vs George
Elijah and Georgecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Elijah was ranked #23 and George #6 among boys in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Elijah was ranked #7 and George #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Elijah was ranked #13 and George #7 among boys in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Elijah was ranked #57 and George #40 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Elijah was ranked #76 and George #48 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Elijah was ranked #97 and George #112 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Elijah was ranked #5876 and George #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Elijah and George over time
Elijah and George appear together in 5 published lists, across 125 years of shared records. George held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Elijah in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
George reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Elijah in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2009, Elijah moved ahead of George in New South Wales, Australia · Boys — #86 and #64 the year before became #54 and #74.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Elijah and George averaged 15.0 places apart, ending at #7 and #24.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Elijah #7 in 2025, George #24 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Elijah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, George in 29.
Highest recorded here: Elijah #23 in 2024, George #2 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elijah #23, George #6.
New Zealand · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2023
Elijah held the stronger position in 1 of those years, George in 25.
Highest recorded here: Elijah #11 in 2020, George #5 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Elijah #13, George #7.
Republic of Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 2000–2025
Elijah held the stronger position in 2 of those years, George in 24.
Highest recorded here: Elijah #97 in 2025, George #65 in 2019.
The order changed in 2025: Elijah moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #129 and #88; by 2025 that had become #97 and #112.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elijah #97, George #112.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys23 shared years, 2003–2025
Elijah held the stronger position in 17 of those years, George in 6.
Highest recorded here: Elijah #7 in 2025, George #24 in 2023.
The order changed in 2009: Elijah moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #86 and #64; by 2009 that had become #54 and #74.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elijah #7, George #24.
Northern Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 1999–2024
Elijah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, George in 21.
Highest recorded here: Elijah #52 in 2023, George #25 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elijah #57, George #40.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Elijah | George |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally rendered as 'my God is Yahweh', reflecting a common theophoric naming pattern in Hebrew. | Farmer, earth-worker. |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Greek |
| Pronunciation | /ɪˈlaɪdʒə/ | /ˈdʒɔːdʒ/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #7 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #24 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elijah is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew origin, while George is recorded with a Greek origin.
- Elijah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for George.
- Elijah's recorded meaning differs from George's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Elijah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #312 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2003–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #7 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
George
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys