boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Eliel

Meaning ĕlī Gender Boy Rank 2025 #586 Trend ↑ Rising 48%

From Hebrew אֱלִיאֵל ('ĕlī'ēl, “El is my lord”).

Rank 2025
#586
among boys · ↓2 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
503
named Eliel · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,396
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
503 babies
All-time total
4,931
#1,793 all-time among boys
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Eliel popularity over time

4,931 babies have been named Eliel since 1975, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 10 10 1 – #5,722
1980s – 70 70 7 +600% #3,691
1990s – 181 181 18 +159% #2,858
2000s – 913 913 91 +404% #1,108
2010s – 1,558 1,558 156 +71% #662
2020s (to 2025) 9 2,190 2,199 367 +135% #584

Where Eliel 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 551 0.32 outside top 500
2027 596 0.35 outside top 500
2028 637 0.37 #478
2029 673 0.39 #461
2030 706 0.41 #447

Where Eliel is most popular

Boys named Eliel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.216 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.

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 Eliel 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
New Jersey 102 0.507 +135%
Connecticut 31 0.458 +112%
Massachusetts 62 0.451 +109%
Maryland 50 0.419 +94%
New York 150 0.346 +60%
Texas 305 0.346 +60%
Delaware 5 0.330 +53%
Arizona 53 0.324 +50%
California 243 0.266 +23%
Florida 123 0.260 +20%
North Carolina 66 0.258 +20%
Pennsylvania 66 0.249 +15%
Virginia 47 0.248 +15%
Georgia 62 0.245 +13%
Illinois 60 0.235 +9%
Colorado 28 0.217 ≈ national
Kansas 12 0.175 -19%
Iowa 12 0.174 -19%
Tennessee 28 0.155 -28%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -30%
Washington 22 0.134 -38%
Indiana 21 0.131 -39%
South Carolina 13 0.126 -42%
Louisiana 10 0.098 -55%
Missouri 13 0.094 -57%
Nevada 5 0.088 -59%
Utah 7 0.073 -66%
Ohio 17 0.064 -70%
Alabama 7 0.064 -70%
Oklahoma 5 0.057 -74%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -77%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Eliel

Eliel is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #586 in 2025 with 503 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 4,931 American babies have been named Eliel. Its peak came in 2025, when 503 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 Eliel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eliel?

The median living Eliel is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 15. An estimated 4,900 people named Eliel are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Eliel year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 503 #586
2024 9 #10,514 489 #584
2023 – – 292 #834
2022 – – 306 #814
2021 – – 275 #854
2020 – – 325 #746
2019 – – 400 #662
2018 – – 170 #1,136
2017 – – 116 #1,461
2016 – – 126 #1,393
2015 – – 121 #1,420
2014 – – 128 #1,346
2013 – – 132 #1,309
2012 – – 125 #1,355
2011 – – 128 #1,328
2010 – – 112 #1,463
2009 – – 106 #1,549
2008 – – 138 #1,267
2007 – – 150 #1,180
2006 – – 158 #1,108
2005 – – 145 #1,129
2004 – – 77 #1,678
2003 – – 42 #2,486
2002 – – 38 #2,569
2001 – – 33 #2,824
2000 – – 26 #3,234
1995 – – 16 #3,920
1990 – – 19 #3,204
1985 – – 11 #3,873
1980 – – 11 #3,691
1975 – – 5 #5,722
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Eliel

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Eliel Saarinen Eliel Saarinen Finnish and American architect (1873–1950) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Eliel?

The median living Eliel is about 6 years old. Half of all living Eliels are between 2 and 15 years old.

How many people named Eliel are alive today?

An estimated 4,900 people named Eliel are alive in the United States, based on 4,931 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Eliel mean?

From Hebrew אֱלִיאֵל ('ĕlī'ēl, “El is my lord”).

How popular is the name Eliel in 2025?

Eliel ranked #586 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 503 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eliel?

4,931 babies have been named Eliel in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eliel most popular?

Eliel peaked in 2025, when 503 newborns received the name.

Is Eliel a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Eliel rising or falling?

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

Will Eliel become more popular?

Eliel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 706 boys named Eliel in 2030, which would rank around #447. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eliel?

Well-known people named Eliel include Eliel Saarinen (architect).

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