US rank #4130 Boys' name Peak 2009 519 births

Elier — #4130 US boys' name

519 babies named Elier in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s632000s1852010s1492020s109
#4130
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Elier was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

28 babies were named Elier in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elier

The Social Security Administration has registered 519 babies named Elier between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elier currently holds the #4130 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elier performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elier shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Colorado. In total, SSA state-level files list Elier in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elier 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 519 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.

Elier at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

519

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2009

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,130

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elier popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
28
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
0102030 20242019201420092004199919931986 6

Elier by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
185 births that decade — 36% of Elier's all-time total
1980s131990s632000s1852010s1492020s109

Elier by state

Where Elier concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Elier
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
37 7.1%
#2 Florida
17 3.3%
#3 Colorado
6 1.2%
Texas share of Elier's total US births 7.1%
Even split

37 of 519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elier?
519 babies have been named Elier since 1986. It currently ranks #4130 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 28 births.
When was Elier most popular?
Elier was most popular in the 2000s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Elier most popular?
The top states for the name Elier are Texas (37 births), Florida (17 births), Colorado (6 births).
How long has the name Elier been used?
Elier has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elier?
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, 1986–2024 (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.