Total births
59
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.
- 59
- total births
- 1919–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that 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.
- 59 total births
- 1919–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
59 boys have been named Eleazer since 1919, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 59
- total births
- 1919–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
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.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Eleazer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2018
- Peak year (2012)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Eleazer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (32% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2018. 7 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
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
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Eleazer: Baby Name Since 1919 - 59 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eleazer. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.