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Eleazar

Boy

Meaning of Eleazar: Hebrew: 'God has helped'

Eleazar is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1129th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1129

189 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,158

First recorded 1919 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 62 babies1982: 51 babies1983: 61 babies1984: 51 babies1985: 60 babies1986: 64 babies1987: 47 babies1988: 71 babies1989: 69 babies1990: 69 babies19901991: 99 babies1992: 81 babies1993: 101 babies1994: 85 babies1995: 105 babies1996: 91 babies1997: 104 babies1998: 95 babies1999: 84 babies2000: 110 babies20002001: 111 babies2002: 97 babies2003: 99 babies2004: 133 babies2005: 109 babies2006: 145 babies2007: 115 babies2008: 122 babies2009: 104 babies2010: 96 babies20102011: 90 babies2012: 107 babies2013: 121 babies2014: 125 babies2015: 128 babies2016: 131 babies2017: 159 babies2018: 144 babies2019: 142 babies2020: 171 babies20202021: 170 babies2022: 181 babies2023: 195 babies2024: 183 babies2025: 189 babies
US babies named Eleazar per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 195.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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