Boys' name · since 1955
Elizar
142 babies named Elizar in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,781 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 1955
- 2020s
- peak decade
142 babies have been named Elizar since 1955, making it today's #7781 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Elizar recorded 142 times among boys since 1955, holding rank #7781 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #15,118 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,781 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 142 born since 1955
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elizar ranks #15,118 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,781 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 142 born since 1955, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,781 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 1955
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elizar's 142 recorded births place it above 66.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elizar compares
142 32nd 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
Elizar's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elizar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elizar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elizar splits its recorded history at 2012: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elizar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Elizar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (58 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Elizar's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Elizar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 58 births (41% of all-time use).
Elizar by state
Where Elizar concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 4.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 3.5% |
7 of 142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elizar's data
- Texas records the most Elizars (7 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 Elizar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Elizar 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.