boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Eliseo

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #550 Trend ↑ Rising 68%
Rank 2025
#550
among boys · ↑80 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
547
named Eliseo · +23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,123
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
547 babies
All-time total
11,996
#1,085 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Eliseo popularity over time

11,996 babies have been named Eliseo since 1880, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 12 1 – #771
1890s – – – –
1900s 5 1 – #1,520
1910s 131 13 +2520% #1,339
1920s 402 40 +207% #846
1930s 392 39 -2% #921
1940s 463 46 +18% #870
1950s 510 51 +10% #900
1960s 541 54 +6% #954
1970s 753 75 +39% #831
1980s 967 97 +28% #831
1990s 1,381 138 +43% #880
2000s 1,759 176 +27% #853
2010s 2,330 233 +32% #794
2020s (to 2025) 2,350 392 +68% #550

Where Eliseo 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 598 0.35 outside top 500
2027 646 0.38 #472
2028 689 0.40 #454
2029 728 0.43 #435
2030 763 0.45 #423

Where Eliseo is most popular

Boys named Eliseo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.238 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.

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 Eliseo 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 Mexico 35 1.06 +346%
Texas 540 0.613 +158%
Arizona 89 0.544 +129%
California 440 0.481 +102%
Nevada 26 0.456 +92%
Colorado 57 0.442 +86%
Kansas 29 0.423 +78%
Nebraska 14 0.322 +35%
Oregon 21 0.277 +16%
Virginia 52 0.274 +15%
Washington 40 0.244 ≈ national
Oklahoma 21 0.237 ≈ national
Illinois 55 0.215 -10%
Maryland 25 0.210 -12%
Florida 90 0.190 -20%
North Carolina 48 0.188 -21%
Iowa 12 0.174 -27%
Georgia 40 0.158 -34%
Michigan 27 0.132 -45%
Wisconsin 15 0.127 -47%
Indiana 20 0.125 -48%
Tennessee 22 0.122 -49%
Alabama 12 0.110 -54%
Massachusetts 13 0.095 -60%
New York 40 0.092 -61%
Ohio 24 0.091 -62%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -67%
New Jersey 15 0.075 -69%
Pennsylvania 16 0.060 -75%
Minnesota 7 0.057 -76%
Louisiana 5 0.049 -79%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Eliseo

Eliseo is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #550 in 2025 with 547 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 11,996 American babies have been named Eliseo. Its peak came in 2025, when 547 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 Eliseo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eliseo?

The median living Eliseo is about 19 years old; half are between 7 and 37. An estimated 10 thousand people named Eliseo are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Eliseo year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 547 #550
2024 446 #630
2023 384 #692
2022 392 #688
2021 286 #833
2020 295 #788
2019 268 #840
2018 285 #794
2017 255 #857
2016 263 #858
2015 236 #913
2014 221 #954
2013 193 #1,012
2012 216 #944
2011 204 #968
2010 189 #1,025
2009 189 #1,029
2008 178 #1,062
2007 205 #962
2006 182 #1,010
2005 173 #995
2004 160 #1,025
2003 149 #1,046
2002 171 #942
2001 188 #853
2000 164 #930
1995 154 #880
1990 117 #964
1985 92 #952
1980 101 #891
1975 88 #884
1970 55 #1,104
1965 48 #1,071
1960 49 #1,121
1955 68 #900
1950 46 #1,039
1945 51 #889
1940 34 #1,141
1935 44 #957
1930 34 #1,220
1925 43 #1,054
1920 29 #1,356
1915 7 #3,172
1910 7 #1,343
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 5 #951

Famous people named Eliseo

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

  1. 1 Eliseo Salazar Eliseo Salazar Chilean racing driver (born 1954) Contemporary
  2. 2 Eliseo Mouriño Eliseo Mouriño Argentine footballer 1927–1961 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Eliseo Prado Eliseo Prado Argentine footballer 1929–2016 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Eliseo?

The median living Eliseo is about 19 years old. Half of all living Eliseos are between 7 and 37 years old.

How many people named Eliseo are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Eliseo are alive in the United States, based on 11,996 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eliseo in 2025?

Eliseo ranked #550 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 547 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eliseo?

11,996 babies have been named Eliseo in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eliseo most popular?

Eliseo peaked in 2025, when 547 newborns received the name.

Is Eliseo a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Eliseo rising or falling?

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

Will Eliseo become more popular?

Eliseo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 763 boys named Eliseo in 2030, which would rank around #423. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eliseo?

Well-known people named Eliseo include Eliseo Salazar (racing driver), Eliseo Mouriño (soccer player), Eliseo Prado (soccer player).

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