Recorded 1988–1989 Boys' name Peak 1988 23 births

Elisaul — boys' name

23 babies named Elisaul in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s23
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Elisaul was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

15 babies were named Elisaul in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elisaul

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Elisaul between 1988 and 1989, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elisaul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elisaul performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elisaul in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elisaul 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 23 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.

Elisaul at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

23

Since 1988

2 years of records

Peak year

1988

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1988

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1989

Elisaul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1988

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1988)
15
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
6810121416 19891988 15

Elisaul by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 100% of Elisaul's all-time total
1980s23

Elisaul by state

Where Elisaul concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elisaul
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 65.2%
New York share of Elisaul's total US births 65.2%

15 of 23 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elisaul?
23 babies have been named Elisaul since 1988. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1988 with 15 births.
When was Elisaul most popular?
Elisaul was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Elisaul most popular?
The top states for the name Elisaul are New York (15 births).
How long has the name Elisaul been used?
Elisaul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 2 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Elisaul?
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.

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, 1988–1989 (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.