Boys' name · since 1917
Eleuterio
756 babies named Eleuterio in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,114 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 756
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eleuterio sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 756 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleuterio has been recorded 756 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2018.
- #6,114 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 756 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleuterio ranks #6,114 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 756 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,114 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 756
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eleuterio's 756 recorded births place it above 86.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Eleuterio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eleuterio's full recorded timeline at 1966, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eleuterio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2018
- Peak year (1926)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Eleuterio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (102 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Eleuterio's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Eleuterio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
102 births
- 1930s
1930s
82 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
80 births
- 1960s
1960s
63 births
- 1970s
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 102 births (13% of all-time use).
How Eleuterio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eleuterio's total volume
Eleuterio by state
Where Eleuterio concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 194 | 25.7% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 2.9% |
194 of 756 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Eleuterio's data
- Eleuterio's decade-level peak was the 1920s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Eleuterios (194 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eleuterio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1917–2018 (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 Eleuterio 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.