Boys' name · since 1986
Elier
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 537 babies named Elier, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,556 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 537
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elier currently ranks #5295 among boys' names in America, with 537 babies recorded since 1986.
Elier has 537 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5295 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #7,556 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,295 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 537 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elier ranks #7,556 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,295 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 537 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,556 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 537
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elier's 537 recorded births place it above 83.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elier compares
537 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Elier's all-time total is 46% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 537 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elier's full recorded timeline at 2008, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elier popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Elier by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (185 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Elier's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Elier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
185 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 185 births (34% of all-time use).
How Elier 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 Elier's total volume
Elier by state
Where Elier concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
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What to do with Elier's data
- Elier's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (127) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Eliers (37 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 Elier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Elier 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.