Elimelech
Elimelech was the 3203rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 2722nd; the most babies were born in 2024 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 328 places. More babies were named Elimelech in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,203 boys, up 469 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202448 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,140babies recorded
Elimelech popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,203 | 37 |
| 2020 | #3,672 | 29 |
| 2010 | #3,393 | 32 |
| 2000 | #3,341 | 25 |
| 1990 | #5,109 | 10 |
| 1980 | #6,552 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elimelech, counting every spelling?
Elimelech has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elimelech?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elimelech (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elimelech 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 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elimelech.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elimelech?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Elimelech are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 25. That makes Elimelech 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.
Elimelech by state
How common Elimelech was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (12.4×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Elimelech
How popular is the name Elimelech?
Elimelech was the 3203rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 2722nd; the most babies were born in 2024 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 328 places. More babies were named Elimelech in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Elimelech a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elimelech in the US.
Where is Elimelech most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elimelech was most common in New York (0.29 per 1,000 boys).