Elazar
Eleazar or Elazar was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses.
Meaning & Origin of Elazar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eleazar or Elazar was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses.
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The Story of Elazar
Elazar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 26 Elazars were born — ranking #3,443 that year. As of 2026, Elazar ranks #4,586 for baby boys with 22 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 634 Elazars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Elazar
Elazar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 634 births in the dataset. Elazar's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,443. Use the chart and map above to compare Elazar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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