Elizer
A Hebrew name meaning "God is my help".
Name Census estimates that about 114 living Americans carry the first name Elizer. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Elizer today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elizer births was 2005 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elizer. 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 Elizer with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
114
~ 1 in 3,006,617 Americans
Peak year
2005
9 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2023 SSA rank
#11,222
Tracked since 1975
Census
Elizer in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 429 people with the first name Elizer, which placed it at #22,989 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
#22,989
National first-name rank
People counted
429
429 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
58.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elizer
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elizer is Hispanic at 58.0%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (17.0%) and Black (12.1%). 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 Elizer 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 Elizer at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino58.0% · 249
- Asian and Pacific Islander17.0% · 73
- Black or African American12.1% · 52
- White10.7% · 46
- Two or more races1.4% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3
Popularity
Elizer: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elizer from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 57 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elizer 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 Elizer 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 Elizer
The name Elizer is derived from the Hebrew name Eliezer, which means "God is my help" or "God of help." It is a biblical name that first appeared in the Old Testament, specifically in the book of Genesis. The name was borne by Eliezer, the servant of Abraham who was tasked with finding a wife for Isaac, Abraham's son.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eliezer appears in the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of ancient Jewish texts dating back to the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE. This suggests that the name was in use among the Hebrew people during this time period.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Eliezer or its variants. One of the most famous was Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, a Jewish scholar and tanna (teacher of the Mishnah) who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. He is known for his contributions to Jewish law and his teachings, which are recorded in the Mishnah.
Another prominent figure with this name was Eliezer of Beaugency, a French rabbi and biblical commentator who lived in the 12th century. He is best known for his commentary on the Torah, which was highly influential in his time.
In the 16th century, there was Eliezer Treves, an Italian rabbi and kabbalist who authored several works on Jewish mysticism and philosophy. His writings were widely studied and had a significant impact on the development of Kabbalah.
Moving forward in time, Eliezer Yitzhak Halevi Paritcher was a Polish rabbi and author who lived in the 18th century. He wrote numerous works on Jewish law and ethics, including a commentary on the Shulchan Arukh, a widely respected code of Jewish law.
Finally, one of the more modern examples is Eliezer Yudkowsky, an American artificial intelligence researcher and writer who was born in 1979. He is known for his work on the development of friendly artificial intelligence and for co-founding the Machine Intelligence Research Institute.
These are just a few examples of the many individuals throughout history who have borne the name Elizer or its variants, each contributing to their respective fields and leaving a lasting legacy.
People
Elizer + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Elizer 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
Elizer: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elizer?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 114 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elizer 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 3,006,617 US residents.
Is Elizer a common name?
We classify Elizer as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 116 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elizer most popular?
The single biggest year for Elizer was 2005, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elizer is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Elizer in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 429 people with the name Elizer, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,989 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 Elizer 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 Elizer?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elizer leans strongly male. 402 people counted with this name were male (93.5%), compared with 28 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 Elizer?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elizer is Hispanic at 58.0%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (17.0%) and Black (12.1%). 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 Elizer most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Elizer in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.0% (249 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 Elizer in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elizer a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elizer 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 Elizer still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elizer 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 Elizer 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 Elizer?
Find out how many people share the name Elizer on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.