Eleazar
From the Hebrew El'azar, meaning God has helped. Scripture gives it to a son of Aaron who succeeded him as high priest.
Eleazar in 2025
Eleazar was given to 189 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,295th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 17,541 babies born.
The history of Eleazar
Eleazar reached its highest point in 2023, when 195 babies were given the name, ranking 2,281st that year.
Across the 107 years of records since 1919, 6,158 babies have been named Eleazar. Half of them were born before 2003, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Eleazar by decade
| Decade | Babies named Eleazar | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,398 |
| 1920s | 83 | 3,312 |
| 1930s | 99 | 3,188 |
| 1940s | 143 | 3,414 |
| 1950s | 196 | 3,282 |
| 1960s | 271 | 3,174 |
| 1970s | 380 | 3,092 |
| 1980s | 590 | 2,792 |
| 1990s | 914 | 2,566 |
| 2000s | 1,145 | 2,646 |
| 2010s | 1,243 | 2,569 |
| 2020s | 1,089 | 2,281 |
Where Eleazar is heading
Eleazar has risen 48% over the past decade, from 128 babies in 2015 to 189 in 2025.
Names like Eleazar
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Eleazar.