Boys' name · since 1967
Elimelech
Elimelech has 1,140 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,724 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,140
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elimelech is the #3201 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,140 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Elimelech recorded 1,140 times among boys since 1967, holding rank #3201 nationally today, ahead of 77% 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 1967 to 2025.
- #4,724 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,201 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,140 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elimelech ranks #4,724 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,201 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,140 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,724 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,140
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elimelech's 1,140 recorded births place it above 89.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Elimelech compares
1,140 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Elimelech's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elimelech | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,140 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elimelech's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elimelech's full recorded timeline at 2002, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elimelech popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Elimelech by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (347 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Elimelech's strongest decade.
347 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Elimelech births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
300 births
- 2010s
2010s
347 births
- 2020s
2020s
228 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 347 births (30% of all-time use).
How Elimelech 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 Elimelech's total volume
Elimelech by state
Where Elimelech concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 767 | 67.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 142 | 12.5% |
767 of 1,140 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elimelech's data
- Elimelech's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (347 total births) through the 2020s (228) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Elimelechs (767 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Elimelech
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elimelech: 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 (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Elimelech 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.