Eliab
Eliab was the 2491st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1723rd with 98 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 763 places. More babies were named Eliab in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,491 boys, up 69 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202298 babies
- Total since 1880
- 945babies recorded
Eliab popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,491 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,560 | 50 |
| 2010 | #4,565 | 21 |
| 2000 | #4,644 | 16 |
| 1990 | #8,517 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eliab, counting every spelling?
Eliab has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Eliab?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eliab (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eliab 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eliab.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eliab?
About 900 people born in the US named Eliab are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Eliab a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Eliab by state
How common Eliab was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.7×). In 40 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
These names rose and fell in step with Eliab: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eliab, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Eliab
How popular is the name Eliab?
Eliab was the 2491st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1723rd with 98 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 763 places. More babies were named Eliab in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Eliab a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eliab in the US.
Where is Eliab most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eliab was most common in Virginia (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Washington.