Eleazar Boy
How popular is Eleazar?
#1,128 boy name in 2025
189 baby boys were named Eleazar in the US in 2025, making it the 1128th most popular boy name.
Eleazar popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,128 for boys (▲ 17 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 189 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,359 in 2015, #1,142 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (195 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,089 in 1991 |
| First recorded | 1919 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Eleazar counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Eleazar family of names ranked #987 for boys in 2025 (#1,029 the year before), with 201 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eleazar | 189 | 94% |
| Elessar | 7 | 3% |
| Elezar | 5 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Eleazar is most popular
Babies named Eleazar per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.3 per 1,000 (221 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (162 boys)
- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (57 boys)
Eleazar by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1920s | 83 | #1,672 |
| 1930s | 99 | #1,608 |
| 1940s | 143 | #1,554 |
| 1950s | 196 | #1,434 |
| 1960s | 271 | #1,317 |
| 1970s | 380 | #1,268 |
| 1980s | 590 | #1,153 |
| 1990s | 907 | #1,089 |
| 2000s | 1,145 | #1,163 |
| 2010s | 1,243 | #1,175 |
| 2020s | 1,089 | #1,096 |
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Questions
- Is Eleazar a boy or girl name?
- Eleazar is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Eleazar were boys.
- How popular is the name Eleazar?
- 189 baby boys were named Eleazar in the US in 2025, making it the 1128th most popular boy name.
- When was Eleazar most popular?
- Eleazar peaked in 2023, when 195 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,089 in 1991.
- How many people are named Eleazar?
- 6,158 babies have been named Eleazar in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,689 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Eleazar most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Eleazar was most common in Texas, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.