Boys' name · since 1931
Eliud
Eliud has 1,593 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,593
- born since 1931
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eliud is the #5241 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,593 recorded since 1931.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliud has been recorded 1,593 times among boys since 1931, currently ranked #5241 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2025.
- #3,793 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,241 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,593 born since 1931
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliud ranks #3,793 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,241 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,593 born since 1931, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,593
- born since 1931
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eliud's 1,593 recorded births place it above 91.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Eliud compares
1,593 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Eliud's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliud | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,593 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eliud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eliud's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eliud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Eliud by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (366 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Eliud's strongest decade.
366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Eliud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s 97
1960s
97 births
- 1970s
1970s
152 births
- 1980s
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
284 births
- 2000s
2000s
366 births
- 2010s
2010s
315 births
- 2020s
2020s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 366 births (23% of all-time use).
How Eliud 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 Eliud's total volume
Eliud by state
Where Eliud concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 726 | 45.6% |
| #2 | California | | 69 | 4.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 35 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 7 | 0.4% |
726 of 1,593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Eliud's data
- Eliud's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (366 total births) through the 2020s (155) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Eliuds (726 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 Eliud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1931–2025 (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 Eliud 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.