boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Eliam

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #313 Trend ↑ Rising 379%
Rank 2025
#313
among boys · ↑68 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,085
named Eliam · +27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,574
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,085 babies
All-time total
4,439
#1,929 all-time among boys
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Eliam popularity over time

4,439 babies have been named Eliam since 2000, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 122 12 – #4,441
2010s 1,029 103 +743% #1,103
2020s (to 2025) 3,288 548 +433% #313

Where Eliam is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,390 0.81 #250
2027 1,715 1.00 #206
2028 2,051 1.20 #178
2029 2,388 1.40 #155
2030 2,717 1.59 #132

Where Eliam is most popular

Boys named Eliam per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.362 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Texas, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Eliam born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 88 0.738 +104%
Texas 530 0.602 +66%
New Jersey 117 0.581 +61%
Virginia 110 0.580 +60%
New York 237 0.547 +51%
New Mexico 18 0.546 +51%
Colorado 70 0.542 +50%
Arizona 84 0.513 +42%
Massachusetts 70 0.509 +41%
North Carolina 118 0.462 +28%
Florida 212 0.448 +24%
Connecticut 30 0.443 +22%
Georgia 112 0.442 +22%
California 390 0.427 +18%
Indiana 65 0.405 +12%
Tennessee 73 0.404 +12%
Rhode Island 6 0.368 ≈ national
Illinois 90 0.352 ≈ national
Louisiana 36 0.352 ≈ national
South Carolina 35 0.339 -6%
Nebraska 14 0.322 -11%
Pennsylvania 80 0.301 -17%
Alabama 30 0.274 -24%
Oklahoma 24 0.271 -25%
Nevada 15 0.263 -27%
Minnesota 32 0.261 -28%
Kansas 17 0.248 -32%
Washington 40 0.244 -32%
Wisconsin 28 0.236 -35%
Oregon 17 0.224 -38%
Arkansas 14 0.221 -39%
Ohio 48 0.181 -50%
Utah 17 0.178 -51%
Kentucky 17 0.169 -53%
Missouri 21 0.152 -58%
Iowa 7 0.102 -72%
Mississippi 5 0.088 -76%
Michigan 14 0.068 -81%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Eliam

Eliam is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #313 in 2025 with 1,085 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 4,439 American babies have been named Eliam. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,085 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Eliam stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eliam?

The median living Eliam is about 2 years old; half are between 1 and 6. An estimated 4,400 people named Eliam are alive in the United States today.

median 2 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Eliam year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 1,085 #313
2024 855 #381
2023 432 #638
2022 407 #670
2021 346 #739
2020 163 #1,183
2019 179 #1,103
2018 172 #1,123
2017 134 #1,338
2016 139 #1,307
2015 94 #1,670
2014 83 #1,800
2013 73 #1,920
2012 64 #2,110
2011 48 #2,555
2010 43 #2,797
2009 22 #4,474
2008 22 #4,441
2007 15 #5,730
2006 9 #8,194
2005 16 #5,100
2004 9 #7,720
2003 7 #8,937
2002 11 #6,206
2001 6 #9,630
2000 5 #10,896
1995 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Eliam, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Eliam?

The median living Eliam is about 2 years old. Half of all living Eliams are between 1 and 6 years old.

How many people named Eliam are alive today?

An estimated 4,400 people named Eliam are alive in the United States, based on 4,439 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eliam in 2025?

Eliam ranked #313 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,085 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eliam?

4,439 babies have been named Eliam in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eliam most popular?

Eliam peaked in 2025, when 1,085 newborns received the name.

Is Eliam a boy or girl name?

Eliam is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eliam rising or falling?

Eliam is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Eliam become more popular?

Eliam is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,717 boys named Eliam in 2030, which would rank around #132. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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