Boys' name · since 1909
Eligio
1,548 babies named Eligio in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,863 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,472 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,548
- born since 1909
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eligio is the #6472 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,548 recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Eligio recorded 1,548 times among boys since 1909, holding rank #6472 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #3,863 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,472 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,548 born since 1909
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eligio ranks #3,863 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,472 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,548 born since 1909, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,863 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,472 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,548
- born since 1909
- 1990s
- peak decade
Eligio's 1,548 recorded births place it above 91.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Eligio compares
1,548 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Eligio's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eligio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,548 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eligio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eligio's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eligio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Eligio by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (198 births, 13% of the file).
1990s was Eligio's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Eligio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
123 births
- 1930s
1930s
108 births
- 1940s
1940s
107 births
- 1950s
1950s
117 births
- 1960s
1960s
146 births
- 1970s
1970s
181 births
- 1980s
1980s
184 births
- 1990s
1990s
198 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 198 births (13% of all-time use).
How Eligio 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 Eligio's total volume
Eligio by state
Where Eligio concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 364 | 23.5% |
| #2 | California | | 157 | 10.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
364 of 1,548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Eligio's data
- Eligio's decade-level peak was the 1990s (198 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Eligios (364 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Eligio
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eligio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Eligio 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.