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Eliezer

Meaning From Hebrew אליעזר (eliʿézer) Gender Boy Rank 2025 #893 Trend ↑ Rising 19%

From Hebrew אליעזר (eliʿézer).

Rank 2025
#893
among boys · ↑121 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
271
named Eliezer · +23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,421
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
271 babies
All-time total
8,169
#1,362 all-time among boys
First recorded
1947
in Social Security records

Eliezer popularity over time

8,169 babies have been named Eliezer since 1947, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 18 18 2 – #2,409
1950s – 153 153 15 +750% #1,475
1960s – 250 250 25 +63% #1,293
1970s – 524 524 52 +110% #1,013
1980s – 943 943 94 +80% #828
1990s – 1,188 1,188 119 +26% #946
2000s – 1,723 1,723 172 +45% #950
2010s – 2,010 2,010 201 +17% #868
2020s (to 2025) 5 1,355 1,360 227 +13% #893

Where Eliezer 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 275 0.16 outside top 500
2027 283 0.17 outside top 500
2028 290 0.17 outside top 500
2029 296 0.17 outside top 500
2030 301 0.18 outside top 500

Where Eliezer is most popular

Boys named Eliezer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.131 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, 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 Eliezer 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 226 1.12 +754%
New York 327 0.755 +475%
Massachusetts 37 0.269 +105%
Maryland 26 0.218 +66%
Florida 65 0.137 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 36 0.136 ≈ national
Texas 83 0.094 -28%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -44%
California 61 0.067 -49%
Wisconsin 6 0.051 -61%
Ohio 12 0.045 -66%
North Carolina 11 0.043 -67%
Indiana 6 0.037 -72%
Georgia 7 0.028 -79%
Illinois 6 0.023 -82%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Eliezer

Eliezer is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #893 in 2025 with 266 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 8,169 American babies have been named Eliezer. Its peak came in 2025, when 271 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 Eliezer stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eliezer?

The median living Eliezer is about 18 years old; half are between 9 and 33. An estimated 7,900 people named Eliezer are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Eliezer 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 5 #15,562 266 #893
2024 – – 220 #1,014
2023 – – 222 #993
2022 – – 211 #1,046
2021 – – 216 #1,019
2020 – – 220 #975
2019 – – 202 #1,028
2018 – – 194 #1,046
2017 – – 206 #991
2016 – – 211 #974
2015 – – 198 #1,025
2014 – – 254 #868
2013 – – 191 #1,025
2012 – – 192 #1,018
2011 – – 166 #1,111
2010 – – 196 #999
2009 – – 203 #978
2008 – – 210 #955
2007 – – 208 #950
2006 – – 174 #1,044
2005 – – 170 #1,004
2004 – – 166 #996
2003 – – 170 #960
2002 – – 159 #990
2001 – – 135 #1,069
2000 – – 128 #1,098
1995 – – 100 #1,146
1990 – – 112 #997
1985 – – 72 #1,099
1980 – – 80 #1,012
1975 – – 51 #1,185
1970 – – 43 #1,268
1965 – – 22 #1,684
1960 – – 22 #1,739
1955 – – 15 #2,075
1950 – – 5 #3,834
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Eliezer

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

  1. 1 Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Jewish linguist and journalist (1858–1922) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Eliezer?

The median living Eliezer is about 18 years old. Half of all living Eliezers are between 9 and 33 years old.

How many people named Eliezer are alive today?

An estimated 7,900 people named Eliezer are alive in the United States, based on 8,169 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Eliezer mean?

From Hebrew אליעזר (eliʿézer).

How popular is the name Eliezer in 2025?

Eliezer ranked #893 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 266 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eliezer?

8,169 babies have been named Eliezer in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eliezer most popular?

Eliezer peaked in 2025, when 271 newborns received the name.

Is Eliezer a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Eliezer rising or falling?

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

Will Eliezer become more popular?

Eliezer is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 301 boys named Eliezer in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eliezer?

Well-known people named Eliezer include Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (linguist).

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