US rank #381 Boys' name Peak 2024 3,349 births

Eliam — #381 US boys' name

3,349 babies named Eliam in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1222010s10272020s2200
#381
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Eliam was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

853 babies were named Eliam in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eliam

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,349 babies named Eliam between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eliam currently holds the #381 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 853 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eliam performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 2,200 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eliam shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 543 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Eliam in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eliam 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 3,349 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.

Eliam at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

3,349

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2024

853 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#381

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eliam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
853
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 2024202020162012200820042000 5

Eliam by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
2,200 births that decade — 66% of Eliam's all-time total
2000s1222010s10272020s2200

Eliam by state

Where Eliam concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eliam
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
543 16.2%
#2 California
409 12.2%
#3 New York
274 8.2%
#4 Florida
214 6.4%
#5 New Jersey
114 3.4%
#6 North Carolina
102 3.0%
#7 Georgia
94 2.8%
#8 Pennsylvania
92 2.7%
Texas share of Eliam's total US births 16.2%
Even split

543 of 3,349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Eliam appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eliam?
3,349 babies have been named Eliam since 2000. It currently ranks #381 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 853 births.
When was Eliam most popular?
Eliam was most popular in the 2020s decade with 2,200 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Eliam most popular?
The top states for the name Eliam are Texas (543 births), California (409 births), New York (274 births).
How long has the name Eliam been used?
Eliam has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eliam?
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, 2000–2024 (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.