Recorded 1981–2022 Boys' name Peak 2006 239 births

Elad — boys' name

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.

1980s371990s542000s942010s492020s5
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Elad was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

16 babies were named Elad in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elad

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Elad between 1981 and 2022, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elad performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Elad in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elad in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 239 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elad at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

239

Since 1981

42 years of records

Peak year

2006

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1981

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2022

Elad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1981

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
16
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 202220142009200520011995198819821981 6

Elad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
94 births that decade — 39% of Elad's all-time total
1980s371990s542000s942010s492020s5

Elad by state

Where Elad concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Elad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 6.7%
#2 New York
10 4.2%
California share of Elad's total US births 6.7%
Even split

16 of 239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elad?
239 babies have been named Elad since 1981. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 16 births.
When was Elad most popular?
Elad was most popular in the 2000s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Elad most popular?
The top states for the name Elad are California (16 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Elad been used?
Elad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 42 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Elad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elan, Elam, Eladio, Elaine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.