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 #1015

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Eliezer Elijah
Current Rank #1015 #8
Total Births (all years) 8,164 380,611
Peak Year 2025 2011
Peak Year Births 266 14,001
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliezer Elijah
1880s - 856
1890s - 704
1900s - 725
1910s - 1,963
1920s - 2,755
1930s - 2,135
1940s 18 2,399
1950s 153 2,314
1960s 250 1,524
1970s 524 3,400
1980s 943 7,567
1990s 1,188 34,652
2000s 1,723 110,421
2010s 2,010 137,147
2020s 1,355 72,049

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliezer Elijah
2014 254 13,886
2015 198 13,710
2016 211 13,982
2017 206 13,449
2018 194 13,020
2019 202 13,436
2020 220 13,238
2021 216 12,845
2022 211 12,094
2023 222 11,523
2024 220 11,238
2025 266 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, 1947–2025.

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