US rank #3245 Boys' name Peak 2024 224 births

Eliakim — #3245 US boys' name

224 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.

1980s51990s52000s182010s962020s100
#3245
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Eliakim was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

37 babies were named Eliakim in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eliakim

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Eliakim between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eliakim currently holds the #3245 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eliakim performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eliakim shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Eliakim in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eliakim 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 224 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.

Eliakim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

224

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2024

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,245

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eliakim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
37
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
010203040 20242021201820152012200619981987 5

Eliakim by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
100 births that decade — 45% of Eliakim's all-time total
1980s51990s52000s182010s962020s100

Eliakim by state

Where Eliakim concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Eliakim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 2.7%
#2 Texas
5 2.2%
Florida share of Eliakim's total US births 2.7%
Even split

6 of 224 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eliakim?
224 babies have been named Eliakim since 1987. It currently ranks #3245 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 37 births.
When was Eliakim most popular?
Eliakim was most popular in the 2020s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Eliakim most popular?
The top states for the name Eliakim are Florida (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Eliakim been used?
Eliakim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eliakim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elijah, Eli, Elias, Elisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.