Recorded 1951–2012 Boys' name Peak 1963 32 births

Eleasar — boys' name

32 babies named Eleasar in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s71980s102000s52010s5
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Eleasar was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

7 babies were named Eleasar in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleasar

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Eleasar between 1951 and 2012, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eleasar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleasar performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eleasar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleasar 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 32 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.

Eleasar at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

32

Since 1951

62 years of records

Peak year

1963

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1951

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2012

Eleasar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1951

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1963)
7
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Eleasar by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 31% of Eleasar's all-time total
1950s51960s71980s102000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleasar?
32 babies have been named Eleasar since 1951. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1963 with 7 births.
When was Eleasar most popular?
Eleasar was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Eleasar been used?
Eleasar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 62 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Eleasar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleazar, Elex, Eleuterio, Eleanor, 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, 1951–2012 (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.