Eliazer
Hebrew name meaning "God is helper" or "My God has helped".
Name Census estimates that about 118 living Americans carry the first name Eliazer. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eliazer today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eliazer births was 1999 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eliazer. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eliazer with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
118
~ 1 in 2,904,698 Americans
Peak year
1999
10 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,799
Tracked since 1994
Census
Eliazer in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 327 people with the first name Eliazer, which placed it at #27,781 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
#27,781
National first-name rank
People counted
327
327 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
78.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eliazer
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eliazer is Hispanic at 78.9%. The next largest groups are White (15.9%) 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 Eliazer 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 Eliazer at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino78.9% · 258
- White15.9% · 52
- Black or African American2.4% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 7
- Two or more races0.6% · 2
Popularity
Eliazer: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eliazer from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 40 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Eliazer remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eliazer 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 Eliazer during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eliazers live
Origin
Meaning and history of Eliazer
The name Eliazer has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is a variant spelling of the name Eleazar, which is derived from the Hebrew words "El," meaning "God," and "Ezer," meaning "help." The name can be translated to mean "God has helped" or "God is helper."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eliazer appears in the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible, where it refers to a son of Aaron, the brother of Moses. In this context, Eliazer is mentioned as one of the Levite priests responsible for carrying out religious duties and ceremonies.
During the medieval period, the name Eliazer was used among Jewish communities across Europe and the Middle East. Notable historical figures who bore this name include Eliazer ben Arya, a 12th-century Jewish philosopher and scholar from Crete, and Eliazer ben Yoel HaLevi, a prominent Talmudic scholar from 16th-century Poland.
In the 17th century, Eliazer Whittingham, an English clergyman and scholar, became known for his translation of the Geneva Bible. This early English version of the Bible, published in 1560, was widely influential during the Protestant Reformation.
Moving forward to the 18th century, Eliazer Malachi, a Jewish printer and publisher from Amsterdam, made significant contributions to the printing industry by producing numerous Jewish texts and religious works.
Another notable figure with the name Eliazer was Eliazer ben Abraham Rokeach, a 19th-century Hasidic rabbi and author from Galicia, who wrote extensively on Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah.
Throughout history, the name Eliazer has maintained its connection to the Jewish faith and tradition, often associated with scholars, religious leaders, and individuals devoted to the study and preservation of Jewish culture and texts.
People
Eliazer + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eliazer 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
Eliazer: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eliazer?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 118 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eliazer 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 2,904,698 US residents.
Is Eliazer a common name?
We classify Eliazer as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 119 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eliazer most popular?
The single biggest year for Eliazer was 1999, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eliazer is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eliazer in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 327 people with the name Eliazer, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,781 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 Eliazer 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 Eliazer?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Eliazer on both sides of the split. Of the 330 people counted with this name, 256 were male (77.6%) and 74 were female (22.4%). 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 Eliazer?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eliazer is Hispanic at 78.9%. The next largest groups are White (15.9%) 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 Eliazer most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Eliazer in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.9% (258 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 Eliazer in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eliazer a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eliazer 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 Eliazer still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eliazer 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 Eliazer 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 Eliazer?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.