What do you think of the name Elijah Michael?

ericamanuela · February 2012

Too common? This is the only name my fiance and I can agree on. He's also Jewish and both names are hebrew which is nice but my concern is that it may be too common of a name.

joshandpanda · February 2012

I have a friend that named her little boy this... and they call him Eli for short... he is the only one I know that has this name... (I'm not a fan of why they chose it, its b/c their last name is Moses... they thought it would be cool to have all the names from the bible, and they aren't religious what-so-ever)

I personally love the name... its adorable!

ericamanuela · February 2012

I would definitely call him Eli for short too. Thanks for your input.

mishfull · February 2012

I love Elijah - I've heard it pronounced with a hard J (like in Jack) which I love just as a softer J (more of a zh/sh kind of J) - Hubby disagreed to Elijah - too biblical for him I think.

APendola · February 2012

I love it. It's very classic but not too common.

I guess it must be more common in your circle. I don't know anyone name Elijah.

mel101 · February 2012

I love it!!!

ericamanuela · February 2012

The reason why I was concerned with its popularity is because Elijah falls at number 18 for the most popular boy names according to the 2010 social security database.

roselynnerm · February 2012

I love the name Elijah and have it on my list as possible boy names. It would be Elijah Roy, though.

adrianamazing · February 2012

I like it. Have you thought of any other middle names that are maybe, less common?

ericamanuela · February 2012

adrianamazing:
I like it. Have you thought of any other middle names that are maybe, less common?

The middle name has got to stay. It was my dad's name and he passed away not too long ago.

M&D06 · February 2012

Elijah was one of our choices (we chose something else for this baby) so I love it. I think popularity really comes down to location. I don't know any Elijah's and I haven't heard of many in my area. If you like it, I say go for it!

mishfull · February 2012

As for popularity - apparently Mason is a top name - I have not IRL met another Mason of any age.

My brothers name (Robert) was number 8 when he was born (1980). In my life I've probably only interacted (more than a phone call at work) with 12 Roberts.

Unless you know a lot of little Elijah's (again a name I've never come across IRL) I think you're safe to say you may never run in to another Elijah or you'll find them few and far between.

adrianamazing · February 2012

ericamanuela:
adrianamazing:
I like it. Have you thought of any other middle names that are maybe, less common?

The middle name has got to stay. It was my dad's name and he passed away not too long ago.

I understand. Well, I'd definitely go with Elijah Michael. It's a good, solid name choice and if it's the only one you two can agree on, I'd say don't stress yourself out about it anymore. I really like the name, personally.

ToastieSimons · February 2012

It's almost exactly my DS's name, so I LOVE it.

WiFeY 4 LiFeY · February 2012

I think it is common, but it is a very nice, strong name. Eli is a really cute NN!

trojas · February 2012

Honestly, I love it!

kelnyc · February 2012

I think it's lovely!

Lou&Beth · February 2012

Great name! I graduated from high school with over 700 students...I don't think any of them were named Elijah. Definitely not too common.

ericamanuela · February 2012

Thanks everyone. You all have a good point, I actually don't know one Elijah in real life.

shanalee1 · February 2012

I like it! Yes

mswood1977 · February 2012

If our last name wasn't Wood, Elijah Michael is the name we would be using (Michael is DH's FN). We just don't want everyone thinking we named the baby after Elijah Wood (or that we are giant LOTR fans)

JulySpark05 · February 2012

I love it!

GreenMonkey1 · February 2012

I love the name Elijah, it's our top name right now for a boy.

As for the common name thing - my name is Sarah and I know thousands of people with the same name. Currently there are three people in my immediate office with the same name. Doesn't bother me at all and it really doesn't cause that many problems. So even if Elijah does become super popular, I wouldn't be too worried.