Unisex name · since 2000
Elim
326 babies named Elim in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elim is the #8008 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 326 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Elim recorded 326 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #8008 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #10,136 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,008 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 326 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elim ranks #10,136 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,008 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 326 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elim's 326 recorded births place it above 77.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elim compares
326 47th percentile among 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
Elim's all-time total is 12% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 326 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elim's full recorded timeline at 2014, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elim popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Elim popularity over time - girls
220 total births recorded since 1997 (Elim as girls' name)
Elim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (162 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Elim's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Elim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
162 births
- 2020s
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 162 births (50% of all-time use).
Elim by state
Where Elim concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 3.4% |
11 of 326 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elim's data
- Elim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (162 total births) through the 2020s (113) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Elims (11 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 Elim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Elim 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.