Recorded 1968–2023 Boys' name Peak 1980 180 births

Eleftherios — boys' name

180 babies named Eleftherios in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s481980s241990s342000s342010s242020s11
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Eleftherios was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

11 babies were named Eleftherios in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleftherios

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Eleftherios between 1968 and 2023, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eleftherios currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleftherios performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Eleftherios shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eleftherios in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleftherios 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 180 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.

Eleftherios at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

180

Since 1968

56 years of records

Peak year

1980

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1968

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2023

Eleftherios popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1968

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1980)
11
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
4681012 20232013200519981990197919751968 5

Eleftherios by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
48 births that decade — 27% of Eleftherios's all-time total
1960s51970s481980s241990s342000s342010s242020s11

Eleftherios by state

Where Eleftherios concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eleftherios
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.8%
New York share of Eleftherios's total US births 2.8%

5 of 180 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleftherios?
180 babies have been named Eleftherios since 1968. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1980 with 11 births.
When was Eleftherios most popular?
Eleftherios was most popular in the 1970s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Eleftherios most popular?
The top states for the name Eleftherios are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Eleftherios been used?
Eleftherios has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 56 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Eleftherios?
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, 1968–2023 (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.