Boys' name · since 1919

Eleazer

Eleazer has 59 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#20,978 of 45,481
all-time among boys
59
born since 1919
2010s
peak decade

Eleazer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 59 have been recorded since 1919.

Social Security Administration records show Eleazer recorded 59 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2018.

  • #20,978 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 59 born since 1919
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleazer ranks #20,978 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,978 of 45,481
all-time among boys
59
born since 1919
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Eleazer's 59 recorded births place it above 53.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Eleazer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Eleazer's full recorded timeline at 1986, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Eleazer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19191920192319641971198620042009201220142018 5

Eleazer by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (19 births, 32% of the file).

2010s was Eleazer's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Eleazer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleazer? ▼
Eleazer has been given to 59 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,978 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 7 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Eleazer sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleazer ranks #20,978 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eleazer most popular? ▼
Eleazer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Eleazer been used? ▼
Eleazer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 100 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Eleazer? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Eleazer

Nearby Names Like Eleazer

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Eleazer

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Eleuterio Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Eleazer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1919–2018 (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 Eleazer 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.