US rank #7760 Boys' name Peak 1985 1,535 births

Eligio — #7760 US boys' name

1,535 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.

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#7760
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 46% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Eligio was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

30 babies were named Eligio in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eligio

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,535 babies named Eligio between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eligio currently holds the #7760 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eligio performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Eligio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 364 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Eligio in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eligio 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 1,535 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.

Eligio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,535

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

1985

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,760

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eligio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1985)
30
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Eligio by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
198 births that decade — 13% of Eligio's all-time total
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Eligio by state

Where Eligio concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Eligio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
364 23.7%
#2 California
157 10.2%
#3 New York
26 1.7%
#4 New Mexico
11 0.7%
#5 Illinois
5 0.3%
Texas share of Eligio's total US births 23.7%
Even split

364 of 1,535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eligio?
1,535 babies have been named Eligio since 1909. It currently ranks #7760 among boys. The peak year was 1985 with 30 births.
When was Eligio most popular?
Eligio was most popular in the 1990s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Eligio most popular?
The top states for the name Eligio are Texas (364 births), California (157 births), New York (26 births).
How long has the name Eligio been used?
Eligio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eligio?
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, 1909–2024 (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.