Eliezer
Eliezer was the name of at least three different individuals in the Hebrew Bible.
Meaning & Origin of Eliezer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eliezer was the name of at least three different individuals in the Hebrew Bible.
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The Story of Eliezer
Eliezer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1947, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 254 Eliezers were born — ranking #867 that year. As of 2026, Eliezer ranks #1,023 for baby boys with 217 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 8K Eliezers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Eliezer
Eliezer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Eliezer's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #827. Use the chart and map above to compare Eliezer'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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