Boys' name · since 1996
Elohim
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 291 babies named Elohim, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,109 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
291 babies have been named Elohim since 1996, making it today's #3109 boys' name.
Elohim has 291 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3109 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #10,749 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,109 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 291 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elohim ranks #10,749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,109 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 291 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,109 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elohim's 291 recorded births place it above 76.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elohim compares
291 45th 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
Elohim's all-time total is 21% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elohim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 291 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elohim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elohim's full recorded timeline at 2015, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elohim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Elohim by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (160 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Elohim's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Elohim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 160 births (55% of all-time use).
Elohim by state
Where Elohim concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
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- Texas records the most Elohims (19 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Elohim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Elohim 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.