Boys' name · since 1989
Eliab
945 babies named Eliab in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,316 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,501 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 945
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
945 babies have been named Eliab since 1989, making it today's #2501 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Eliab recorded 945 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #2501 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #5,316 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,501 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 945 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliab ranks #5,316 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,501 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 945 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,316 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,501 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 945
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eliab's 945 recorded births place it above 88.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Eliab compares
945 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eliab's all-time total is 156% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliab | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 945 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eliab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eliab's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 98, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eliab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Eliab by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (381 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Eliab's strongest decade.
381 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Eliab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
349 births
- 2020s
2020s
381 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 381 births (40% of all-time use).
How Eliab 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 Eliab's total volume
Eliab by state
Where Eliab concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 103 | 10.9% |
| #2 | California | | 98 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 37 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 22 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Washington | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.5% |
103 of 945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Eliab appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Eliabs (103 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Eliab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1989–2025 (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 Eliab 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.