Boys' name · since 1973
Elazar
611 babies named Elazar in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,992 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,753 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 611
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elazar is the #4753 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 611 recorded since 1973.
Elazar has 611 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4753 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #6,992 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,753 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 611 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elazar ranks #6,992 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,753 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 611 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,992 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,753 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 611
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elazar's 611 recorded births place it above 84.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Elazar compares
611 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elazar's all-time total is 66% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elazar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 611 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elazar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elazar's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elazar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Elazar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (193 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Elazar's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Elazar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 70
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s
2010s
193 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 193 births (32% of all-time use).
How Elazar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elazar's total volume
Elazar by state
Where Elazar concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 175 | 28.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 119 | 19.5% |
175 of 611 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elazar's data
- Elazar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (193 total births) through the 2020s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Elazars (175 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elazar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Elazar 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.