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 #2798

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Eliazar Elijah
Current Rank #2798 #8
Total Births (all years) 2,116 380,611
Peak Year 2007 2011
Peak Year Births 57 14,001
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1925 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliazar Elijah
1880s - 856
1890s - 704
1900s - 725
1910s - 1,963
1920s 10 2,755
1930s 44 2,135
1940s 52 2,399
1950s 114 2,314
1960s 144 1,524
1970s 167 3,400
1980s 216 7,567
1990s 320 34,652
2000s 427 110,421
2010s 371 137,147
2020s 251 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliazar Elijah
2014 37 13,886
2015 40 13,710
2016 43 13,982
2017 28 13,449
2018 43 13,020
2019 36 13,436
2020 39 13,238
2021 40 12,845
2022 41 12,094
2023 44 11,523
2024 46 11,238
2025 41 11,111

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, 1925–2025.

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