Eleazar
Eleazar is a common Jewish masculine given name. The first known bearer of the name is Eleazar, son of Aaron and High Priest of Israel. Others with the name include:
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
Meaning & Origin of Eleazar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eleazar is a common Jewish masculine given name. The first known bearer of the name is Eleazar, son of Aaron and High Priest of Israel. Others with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
The Story of Eleazar
Eleazar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 195 Eleazars were born — ranking #1,095 that year. As of 2026, Eleazar ranks #1,126 for baby boys with 191 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Eleazars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Eleazar
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Eleazar. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Eleazar most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Philippines65%
- AE13%
- GT9%
- Nigeria7%
- United States6%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Eleazar
Phonetically similar names — useful when Eleazar is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Eleazar
Eleazar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Eleazar's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,095. Use the chart and map above to compare Eleazar'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.