Boys' name · since 1981
Elad
239 babies named Elad in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
239 boys have been named Elad since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Elad recorded 239 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2022.
- #11,928 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 239 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elad ranks #11,928 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 239 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elad's 239 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Elad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elad's full recorded timeline at 2003, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Elad by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (94 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Elad's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Elad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 94 births (39% of all-time use).
Elad by state
Where Elad concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 6.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 4.2% |
16 of 239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elad's data
- Elad's decade-level peak was the 2000s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elads (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elad draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.