Eliezer vs Elijah

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

Name A

Eliezer

Boy name · Rank #1021

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Eliezer Elijah
Current Rank #1021 #8
Total Births (all years) 7,895 369,304
Peak Year 2014 2011
Peak Year Births 254 13,997
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliezer Elijah
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 704
1900ss — 725
1910ss — 1,963
1920ss — 2,755
1930ss — 2,135
1940ss 18 2,399
1950ss 153 2,314
1960ss 250 1,524
1970ss 524 3,402
1980ss 943 7,567
1990ss 1,188 34,651
2000ss 1,723 110,418
2010ss 2,010 137,093
2020ss 1,086 60,798

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliezer Elijah
2014 254 13,881
2015 198 13,707
2016 211 13,970
2017 206 13,444
2018 194 13,012
2019 202 13,428
2020 220 13,224
2021 216 12,825
2022 211 12,075
2023 222 11,503
2024 217 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, 1947–2024.

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