Eliasib
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God will restore".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Eliasib. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eliasib today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eliasib births was 2004 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eliasib. 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 Eliasib. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2004
5 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2004 SSA rank
#11,885
Tracked since 2004
Census
Eliasib in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 126 people with the first name Eliasib, which placed it at #49,344 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
#49,344
National first-name rank
People counted
126
126 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
92.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eliasib
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eliasib is Hispanic at 92.9%. The next largest groups are White (3.2%) and Black (2.4%). 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 Eliasib 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 Eliasib at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino92.9% · 117
- White3.2% · 4
- Black or African American2.4% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1
Popularity
Eliasib: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Eliasib 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 Eliasib during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Eliasib
The name Eliasib has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture. It is a combination of two Hebrew words, "El" meaning God and "asib" meaning restorer or bringer back. Together, the name Eliasib can be interpreted as "God is the restorer" or "God brings back".
This name appears in the Bible, specifically in the Book of Nehemiah. Eliasib was the name of a high priest who lived in Jerusalem during the 5th century BC, during the time of the Persian Empire. He is mentioned as being involved in the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem under the leadership of Nehemiah.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Eliasib is found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of ancient Jewish religious manuscripts dating back to the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD. The name is also found in other ancient Jewish texts and historical records from that time period.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Eliasib. One example is Eliasib ben Deulah, a Jewish scholar who lived in the 8th century AD and was known for his work on the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism.
Another famous Eliasib was a Karaite scholar from the 10th century AD, known as Eliasib al-Basri. He was an influential figure in the Karaite movement, a Jewish religious group that rejected the oral traditions of Rabbinic Judaism and relied solely on the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) for religious guidance.
In the medieval period, there was a prominent Jewish philosopher and poet named Eliasib ben Shuaib, who lived in the 12th century AD in Spain. He was known for his works on Jewish philosophy and his poetic contributions to the liturgy of the Sephardic Jewish community.
During the Renaissance era, there was an Italian Jewish scholar and physician named Eliasib de' Pomis, who lived in the 16th century. He was notable for his work on the Hebrew language and his contributions to the study of ancient Hebrew texts.
Finally, in more recent times, there was an American-Israeli archaeologist named Eliasib Lavi, who lived from 1927 to 2008. He was involved in several important archaeological excavations in Israel, including the excavation of the ancient city of Hazor.
People
Eliasib + last name combinations
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FAQ
Eliasib: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eliasib?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eliasib 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Eliasib a common name?
We classify Eliasib as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eliasib most popular?
The single biggest year for Eliasib was 2004, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eliasib is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eliasib in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 126 people with the name Eliasib, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,344 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 Eliasib 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 Eliasib?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eliasib leans strongly male. 116 people counted with this name were male (93.5%), compared with 8 female bearers (6.5%). 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 Eliasib?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eliasib is Hispanic at 92.9%. The next largest groups are White (3.2%) and Black (2.4%). 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 Eliasib most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Eliasib in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.9% (117 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 Eliasib in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eliasib a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eliasib 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 Eliasib still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eliasib 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 Eliasib 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 share the name Eliasib?
You can see how many Americans are named Eliasib on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.