Eleazar

Boy name

Eleazar has been given to 6,158 babies in the U.S. since 1919. It peaked in 2023.

Meaning & origin /ɛliˈeɪzə/

Borrowed from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár, “God has helped”). Doublet of Lazarus.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

6,158

Peak year

2023 (195 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1919

10-year trend

▲ +48%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Eleazar.

6,167 babies since 1913

6,172 babies since 1890

6,140 babies since 1891

6,138 babies since 1980

6,181 babies since 1972

6,100 babies since 1889

6,229 babies since 1880

6,239 babies since 1944

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