US rank #583 Boys' name Peak 2024 4,418 births

Eliel — #583 US boys' name

4,418 babies named Eliel in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s701990s1812000s9132010s15582020s1686
#583
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Eliel was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

488 babies were named Eliel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eliel

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,418 babies named Eliel between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eliel currently holds the #583 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 488 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eliel performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,686 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Eliel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 649 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Eliel in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eliel 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 4,418 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.

Eliel at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

4,418

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2024

488 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#583

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eliel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
488
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-2000200400600 202420182012200620001994198819801975 5

Eliel popularity over time — girls

9 total births recorded since 2024 (Eliel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 9 births
9 2024 9

Eliel by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,686 births that decade — 38% of Eliel's all-time total
1970s101980s701990s1812000s9132010s15582020s1686

Eliel by state

Where Eliel concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eliel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
649 14.7%
#2 California
644 14.6%
#3 New York
370 8.4%
#4 Florida
321 7.3%
#5 New Jersey
204 4.6%
#6 Massachusetts
144 3.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
144 3.3%
#8 Illinois
123 2.8%
Texas share of Eliel's total US births 14.7%
Even split

649 of 4,418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Eliel appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eliel?
4,418 babies have been named Eliel since 1975. It currently ranks #583 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 488 births.
When was Eliel most popular?
Eliel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,686 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Eliel most popular?
The top states for the name Eliel are Texas (649 births), California (644 births), New York (370 births).
How long has the name Eliel been used?
Eliel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eliel?
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, 1975–2024 (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.