Eleasar
Biblical name meaning "God has helped" or "God's helper."
Name Census estimates that about 29 living Americans carry the first name Eleasar. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eleasar today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eleasar births was 1963 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eleasar. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Eleasar. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
29
~ 1 in 11,819,115 Americans
Peak year
1963
7 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2012 SSA rank
#12,816
Tracked since 1951
Census
Eleasar in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 177 people with the first name Eleasar, which placed it at #41,393 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#41,393
National first-name rank
People counted
177
177 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
99.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eleasar
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eleasar is Hispanic at 99.4%. The next largest groups are White (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Eleasar described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Eleasar at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino99.4% · 176
- White0.6% · 1
Popularity
Eleasar: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eleasar from the 1950s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 10 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Eleasar remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eleasar by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eleasar during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eleasar
The name Eleasar has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture. It is derived from the Hebrew words "El" (meaning "God") and "'azar" (meaning "to help" or "to aid"). The name can be translated to mean "God has helped" or "helped by God".
One of the earliest mentions of the name Eleasar can be found in the Old Testament of the Bible. In the Book of Exodus, Eleasar is the name given to one of the sons of Aaron, the brother of Moses and the first High Priest of the Israelites. This suggests that the name was in use among the ancient Hebrews as early as the 13th century BCE.
Another notable figure named Eleasar was a Jewish military leader who fought against the Roman Empire during the Jewish Revolt of 66-73 CE. Eleasar ben Yair was the leader of a group of Jewish rebels who held out against the Roman legions at the fortress of Masada until their eventual defeat.
In the Middle Ages, Eleasar was a relatively common name among European Jews. One famous bearer of the name was Eleasar ben Judah of Worms, a 12th-century Jewish scholar and author of the influential work "Sefer Ha-Rokeach" (Book of the Perfumer).
During the Renaissance period, Eleasar was the name of a Jewish scholar and physician from Portugal, Eleasar Gomes (1498-1558). He was forced to convert to Christianity but continued to practice Judaism in secret.
In more recent times, Eleasar was the name of a 20th-century Israeli military leader, Eleasar Shmueli (1921-2010). He served as the commander of the Israeli Air Force during the Six-Day War of 1967.
While the name Eleasar has its roots in ancient Hebrew tradition, it has been used by individuals from various cultural and religious backgrounds over the centuries, reflecting its enduring appeal and significance.
People
Eleasar + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eleasar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Eleasar: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eleasar?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 29 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eleasar going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 11,819,115 US residents.
Is Eleasar a common name?
We classify Eleasar as "Very Rare". It ranks above 46% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 32 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eleasar most popular?
The single biggest year for Eleasar was 1963, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eleasar is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eleasar in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 177 people with the name Eleasar, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,393 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Eleasar in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Eleasar?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eleasar leans strongly male. 171 people counted with this name were male (94.5%), compared with 10 female bearers (5.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Eleasar?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eleasar is Hispanic at 99.4%. The next largest groups are White (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Eleasar most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Eleasar in the 2020 Census, accounting for 99.4% (176 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Eleasar in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eleasar a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eleasar in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Eleasar still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eleasar in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Eleasar can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Eleasar?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Eleasar at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.