Boys' name · since 1919
Eleazar
Eleazar has 6,151 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,556 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,151
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,151 babies have been named Eleazar since 1919, making it today's #1129 boys' name.
Eleazar has 6,151 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1129 as of the latest data, more common than 92% 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 1919 to 2025.
- #1,556 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,129 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,151 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleazar ranks #1,556 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,129 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,151 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,556 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,151
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eleazar's 6,151 recorded births place it above 96.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Eleazar compares
6,151 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Eleazar's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eleazar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,151 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 195 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eleazar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eleazar splits its recorded history at 1974: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 195 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eleazar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 195
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Eleazar popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1993 (Eleazar as girls' name)
Eleazar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,243 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Eleazar's strongest decade.
1,243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Eleazar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 83
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 99
1930s
99 births
- 1940s 143
1940s
143 births
- 1950s 196
1950s
196 births
- 1960s 271
1960s
271 births
- 1970s 380
1970s
380 births
- 1980s
1980s
590 births
- 1990s
1990s
907 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,145 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,243 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,089 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,243 births (20% of all-time use).
How Eleazar 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 Eleazar's total volume
Eleazar by state
Where Eleazar concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,195 | 35.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,202 | 19.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 231 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 145 | 2.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 90 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 79 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 62 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 50 | 0.8% |
2,195 of 6,151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Eleazar appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eleazar's data
- Eleazar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,243 total births) through the 2020s (1,089) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Eleazars (2,195 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Eleazar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Eleazar 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.