Boys' name · since 1987
Eliakim
247 babies named Eliakim in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,733 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 247
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eliakim is the #4474 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 247 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliakim has been recorded 247 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #4474 nationally and more common than 68% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #11,733 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,474 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 247 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliakim ranks #11,733 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,474 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 247 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,733 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 247
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eliakim's 247 recorded births place it above 74.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Eliakim compares
247 42nd percentile among 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
Eliakim's all-time total is 33% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliakim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 247 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eliakim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eliakim's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eliakim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Eliakim by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (123 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Eliakim's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Eliakim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 123 births (50% of all-time use).
Eliakim by state
Where Eliakim concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
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- Florida records the most Eliakims (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eliakim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Eliakim 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.