Eliezar vs Elijah

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

Name A

Eliezar

Boy name · Rank #11461

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Eliezar Elijah
Current Rank #11461 #8
Total Births (all years) 29 369,304
Peak Year 2008 2011
Peak Year Births 8 13,997
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliezar Elijah
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 704
1900ss — 725
1910ss — 1,963
1920ss — 2,755
1930ss — 2,135
1940ss — 2,399
1950ss — 2,314
1960ss — 1,524
1970ss — 3,402
1980ss — 7,567
1990ss 5 34,651
2000ss 13 110,418
2010ss 5 137,093
2020ss 6 60,798

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliezar Elijah
2014 — 13,881
2015 — 13,707
2016 5 13,970
2017 — 13,444
2018 — 13,012
2019 — 13,428
2020 — 13,224
2021 — 12,825
2022 — 12,075
2023 — 11,503
2024 6 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, 1996–2024.

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