Boys' name · since 1996
Eliezar
Eliezar has 29 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
29 boys have been named Eliezar since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Eliezar has 29 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1996 to 2024.
- #26,056 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliezar ranks #26,056 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eliezar's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eliezar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eliezar's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eliezar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
29 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 8 births in a single year.
Eliezar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Eliezar's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Eliezar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (45% of all-time use).
Eliezar decade highlights
- Peak decade 13 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Eliezar's data
- Eliezar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Eliezar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1996–2024 (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 Eliezar 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.
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