Eleazar
Eleazar was the 1128th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 189 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1097th with 195 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 233 places. More babies were named Eleazar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,128 boys, up 14 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 189boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023195 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,158babies recorded
Eleazar popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,128 | 189 |
| 2020 | #1,142 | 171 |
| 2010 | #1,629 | 96 |
| 2000 | #1,221 | 110 |
| 1990 | #1,340 | 69 |
| 1980 | #1,262 | 54 |
| 1970 | #1,555 | 30 |
| 1960 | #1,532 | 28 |
| 1950 | #1,836 | 17 |
| 1940 | #2,943 | 7 |
| 1930 | #2,336 | 12 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eleazar, counting every spelling?
Eleazar has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,067 for boys in 2025, against #1,128 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Eleazar?
189 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eleazar (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eleazar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 44 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eleazar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eleazar?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Eleazar are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 9 and 35. That makes Eleazar mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Eleazar by state
How common Eleazar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.4×), California (1.7×). In 31 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Eleazar
How popular is the name Eleazar?
Eleazar was the 1128th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 189 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1097th with 195 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 233 places. More babies were named Eleazar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Eleazar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eleazar in the US.
Where is Eleazar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eleazar was most common in Texas (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Arizona.