Boys' name · since 1968
Eleftherios
Eleftherios has 181 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 181
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Eleftherios sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 181 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleftherios has been recorded 181 times among boys since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2023.
- #13,576 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 181 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleftherios ranks #13,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 181 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 181
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Eleftherios's 181 recorded births place it above 70.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Eleftherios's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eleftherios splits its recorded history at 1995: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eleftherios popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2023
- Peak year (1980)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Eleftherios by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (48 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Eleftherios's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Eleftherios births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 48 births (27% of all-time use).
Eleftherios by state
Where Eleftherios concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 181 births nationwide.
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- Eleftherios's decade-level peak was the 1970s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Eleftherioss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eleftherios: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1968–2023 (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 Eleftherios 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.