Boys' name · since 1908
Eloy
8,325 babies named Eloy in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,998 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,325
- born since 1908
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eloy is the #2998 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,325 recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Eloy recorded 8,325 times among boys since 1908, holding rank #2998 nationally today, ahead of 78% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #1,337 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,998 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,325 born since 1908
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eloy ranks #1,337 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,998 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,325 born since 1908, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,998 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,325
- born since 1908
- 1970s
- peak decade
Eloy's 8,325 recorded births place it above 97.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Eloy compares
8,325 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Eloy's all-time total is 23x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eloy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,325 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 118 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eloy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eloy splits its recorded history at 1967: 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 1908 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 118 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eloy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Eloy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,020 births, 12% of the file).
1970s was Eloy's strongest decade.
1,020 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Eloy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s 197
1910s
197 births
- 1920s
1920s
499 births
- 1930s
1930s
533 births
- 1940s
1940s
698 births
- 1950s
1950s
896 births
- 1960s
1960s
929 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,020 births
- 1980s
1980s
910 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,017 births
- 2000s
2000s
822 births
- 2010s
2010s
524 births
- 2020s 265
2020s
265 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,020 births (12% of all-time use).
How Eloy 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 Eloy's total volume
Eloy by state
Where Eloy concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,705 | 44.5% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 1,166 | 14.0% |
| #3 | California | | 1,011 | 12.1% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 279 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 127 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 63 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 38 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 28 | 0.3% |
3,705 of 8,325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Eloy appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eloy's data
- Eloy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,020 total births); usage has since declined to 265 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Eloys (3,705 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 Eloy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Eloy 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.