Boys' name · since 1962
Eliu
Eliu has 537 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,557 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 537
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
537 babies have been named Eliu since 1962, making it today's #7791 boys' name.
Eliu has 537 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7791 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #7,557 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,791 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 537 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliu ranks #7,557 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,791 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 537 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,557 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 537
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eliu's 537 recorded births place it above 83.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eliu compares
537 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Eliu's all-time total is 46% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 537 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eliu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eliu splits its recorded history at 1998: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eliu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Eliu by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (137 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Eliu's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Eliu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 137 births (26% of all-time use).
How Eliu 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 Eliu's total volume
Eliu by state
Where Eliu concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 5.6% |
43 of 537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Eliu's data
- Eliu's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (137 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elius (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Eliu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Eliu 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.