Eluzer
Hebrew name meaning "God is my helper" or "Salvation of God".
Name Census estimates that about 277 living Americans carry the first name Eluzer. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eluzer today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eluzer births was 2020 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eluzer. 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.
People living today
277
~ 1 in 1,237,380 Americans
Peak year
2020
16 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,214
Tracked since 1990
Census
Eluzer in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 224 people with the first name Eluzer, which placed it at #35,741 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
#35,741
National first-name rank
People counted
224
224 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
98.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eluzer
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eluzer is White at 98.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (0.9%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.4%). 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 Eluzer 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 Eluzer at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White98.7% · 221
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Eluzer: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eluzer 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 125 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Eluzer remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eluzer 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 Eluzer during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eluzers live
Origin
Meaning and history of Eluzer
The name Eluzer has its origins in Hebrew and can be traced back to ancient biblical times. The name is a variant of the Hebrew name Eliezer, which means "God is my help" or "God of help". It is derived from the Hebrew words "El" meaning God and "Ezer" meaning help or aid.
The name Eluzer is mentioned in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, where it is the name of Abraham's servant who was sent to find a wife for Isaac. The servant is referred to as "Eliezer of Damascus" and is portrayed as a faithful and trusted servant of Abraham.
While the name Eluzer is not as commonly used as its parent name Eliezer, it has appeared sporadically throughout history. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eluzer was in the 12th century, when it was borne by a Jewish scholar and rabbi named Eluzer of Speyer, who lived in Germany.
Another notable historical figure with the name Eluzer was Eluzer ben Judah, a 13th-century Spanish Talmudic scholar and rabbi, known for his work on Jewish law and ethics.
In the 16th century, Eluzer Ashkenazi was a renowned Italian rabbi and Talmudic scholar who lived in Venice and wrote extensively on Jewish law and tradition.
The name Eluzer also appears in the 17th century, with Eluzer Roke'ach, a Polish-born rabbi and Talmudic scholar who lived in Amsterdam and authored several influential works on Jewish law and philosophy.
One of the most recent historical figures to bear the name Eluzer was Eluzer Lipa Friedman, an influential 19th-century Hasidic rabbi and leader of the Chelm Hasidic dynasty in Poland, who lived from 1829 to 1903.
While the name Eluzer is not as widely used today as it once was, it continues to hold significance within Jewish communities and serves as a connection to the rich cultural and religious heritage of the Hebrew language and Jewish tradition.
People
Eluzer + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eluzer 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
Eluzer: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eluzer?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 277 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eluzer 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 1,237,380 US residents.
Is Eluzer a common name?
We classify Eluzer as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 280 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eluzer most popular?
The single biggest year for Eluzer was 2020, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eluzer is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eluzer in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 224 people with the name Eluzer, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,741 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 Eluzer 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 Eluzer?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eluzer appears almost entirely male. Of the 228 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Eluzer?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eluzer is White at 98.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (0.9%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.4%). 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 Eluzer most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Eluzer in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.7% (221 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 Eluzer in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eluzer a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eluzer 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 Eluzer still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eluzer 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 Eluzer 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 Americans are named Eluzer?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Eluzer at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.