Recorded 1919–2018 Boys' name Peak 2012 59 births

Eleazer — boys' name

59 babies named Eleazer in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s101960s51970s51980s52000s102010s19
2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Eleazer was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

7 babies were named Eleazer in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleazer

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Eleazer between 1919 and 2018, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eleazer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleazer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Eleazer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleazer 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 59 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.

Eleazer at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

59

Since 1919

100 years of records

Peak year

2012

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1919

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2018

Eleazer popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
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Eleazer by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
19 births that decade — 32% of Eleazer's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleazer?
59 babies have been named Eleazer since 1919. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2012 with 7 births.
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.

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, 1919–2018 (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.