Boys' name · since 2000
Eliam
Eliam has 4,439 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #313 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,439
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eliam currently ranks #313 among boys' names in America, with 4,439 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliam has been recorded 4,439 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #313 nationally and more common than 98% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #1,928 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #313 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,439 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliam ranks #1,928 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #313 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,439 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #313 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,439
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eliam's 4,439 recorded births place it above 95.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Eliam compares
4,439 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Eliam's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,439 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,085 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eliam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eliam's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,085, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eliam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,085
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Eliam by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,288 births, 74% of the file).
2020s was Eliam's strongest decade.
3,288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Eliam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 122
2000s
122 births
- 2010s 1,029
2010s
1,029 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,288 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,288 births (74% of all-time use).
How Eliam 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 Eliam's total volume
Eliam by state
Where Eliam concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 716 | 16.1% |
| #2 | California | | 547 | 12.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 361 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 277 | 6.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 155 | 3.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 141 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 134 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 120 | 2.7% |
716 of 4,439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Eliam appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eliam's data
- Texas records the most Eliams (716 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eliam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Eliam 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.