US rank #5359 Boys' name Peak 2019 471 births

Eliaz — #5359 US boys' name

471 babies named Eliaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s1202010s2202020s113
#5359
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Eliaz was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

35 babies were named Eliaz in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eliaz

The Social Security Administration has registered 471 babies named Eliaz between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eliaz currently holds the #5359 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eliaz performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eliaz shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Eliaz in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eliaz 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 471 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.

Eliaz at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

471

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2019

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,359

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eliaz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
35
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200419991998 6

Eliaz by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
220 births that decade — 47% of Eliaz's all-time total
1990s182000s1202010s2202020s113

Eliaz by state

Where Eliaz concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Eliaz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
88 18.7%
#2 Texas
38 8.1%
California share of Eliaz's total US births 18.7%
Even split

88 of 471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eliaz?
471 babies have been named Eliaz since 1998. It currently ranks #5359 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 35 births.
When was Eliaz most popular?
Eliaz was most popular in the 2010s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Eliaz most popular?
The top states for the name Eliaz are California (88 births), Texas (38 births).
How long has the name Eliaz been used?
Eliaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eliaz?
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.

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, 1998–2024 (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.