Eliazar vs Elijah

Side-by-side comparison of Eliazar and Elijah — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Eliazar

Boy name · Rank #2790

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Eliazar Elijah
Current Rank #2790 #8
Total Births (all years) 2,075 369,304
Peak Year 2007 2011
Peak Year Births 57 13,997
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1925 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliazar Elijah
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 704
1900ss — 725
1910ss — 1,963
1920ss 10 2,755
1930ss 44 2,135
1940ss 52 2,399
1950ss 114 2,314
1960ss 144 1,524
1970ss 167 3,402
1980ss 216 7,567
1990ss 320 34,651
2000ss 427 110,418
2010ss 371 137,093
2020ss 210 60,798

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliazar Elijah
2014 37 13,881
2015 40 13,707
2016 43 13,970
2017 28 13,444
2018 43 13,012
2019 36 13,428
2020 39 13,224
2021 40 12,825
2022 41 12,075
2023 44 11,503
2024 46 11,171

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1925–2024.

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