Elias
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #13 for boys in 2025, 8,837 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 8,837 births
- Debut · boys
- 65 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 11 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 129,263since 1880
Elias over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #13 | 8,837 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #25 | 7,684 |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #36 | 7,006 |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | #43 | 6,730 |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 | #48 | 6,355 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #54 | 5,993 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #60 | 5,722 |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | #67 | 5,351 |
| 2017 | — | #78 | 4,931 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #93 | 4,486 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #100 | 4,101 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #103 | 3,784 |
| 2013 | — | #113 | 3,498 | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #115 | 3,229 |
| 2011 | — | #139 | 2,993 | |
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 | #141 | 2,830 |
| 2009 | — | #158 | 2,486 | |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #157 | 2,522 |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #174 | 2,362 |
| 2006 | — | #186 | 2,163 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #188 | 2,116 |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #207 | 1,760 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #210 | 1,712 |
| 2002 | — | #217 | 1,575 | |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #228 | 1,518 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #242 | 1,403 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #257 | 1,220 |
| 1998 | — | #261 | 1,140 | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #272 | 1,034 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #291 | 919 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #298 | 889 |
| 1994 | — | #319 | 812 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #329 | 771 |
| 1992 | — | #342 | 698 | |
| 1991 | — | #343 | 707 | |
| 1990 | — | #361 | 666 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #352 | 643 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #369 | 548 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #378 | 510 |
| 1986 | — | #415 | 422 | |
| 1985 | — | #411 | 428 | |
| 1984 | — | #447 | 350 | |
| 1983 | — | #411 | 392 | |
| 1982 | — | #414 | 405 | |
| 1981 | — | #417 | 396 | |
| 1980 | — | #422 | 385 | |
| 1979 | — | #408 | 375 | |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #412 | 357 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #412 | 366 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #444 | 311 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #455 | 308 |
| 1974 | — | #454 | 310 | |
| 1973 | — | #509 | 233 | |
| 1972 | — | #495 | 254 | |
| 1971 | — | #536 | 222 | |
| 1970 | — | #538 | 226 | |
| 1969 | — | #552 | 203 | |
| 1968 | — | #591 | 165 | |
| 1967 | — | #593 | 161 | |
| 1966 | — | #579 | 170 | |
| 1965 | — | #586 | 169 | |
| 1964 | — | #587 | 182 | |
| 1963 | — | #578 | 187 | |
| 1962 | — | #589 | 176 | |
| 1961 | — | #570 | 190 | |
| 1960 | — | #601 | 171 | |
| 1959 | — | #622 | 154 | |
| 1958 | — | #625 | 151 | |
| 1957 | — | #641 | 143 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #630 | 146 |
| 1955 | — | #620 | 144 | |
| 1954 | — | #577 | 165 | |
| 1953 | — | #564 | 160 | |
| 1952 | — | #544 | 164 | |
| 1951 | — | #543 | 157 | |
| 1950 | — | #528 | 163 | |
| 1949 | — | #560 | 145 | |
| 1948 | — | #579 | 133 | |
| 1947 | — | #572 | 140 | |
| 1946 | — | #638 | 101 | |
| 1945 | — | #524 | 130 | |
| 1944 | — | #559 | 118 | |
| 1943 | — | #607 | 108 | |
| 1942 | — | #591 | 111 | |
| 1941 | — | #496 | 138 | |
| 1940 | — | #582 | 103 | |
| 1939 | — | #491 | 138 | |
| 1938 | — | #521 | 124 | |
| 1937 | — | #550 | 112 | |
| 1936 | — | #529 | 116 | |
| 1935 | — | #501 | 130 | |
| 1934 | — | #513 | 128 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #473 | 141 |
| 1932 | — | #475 | 145 | |
| 1931 | — | #462 | 149 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #451 | 172 |
| 1929 | — | #444 | 178 | |
| 1928 | — | #445 | 181 | |
| 1927 | — | #449 | 185 | |
| 1926 | — | #421 | 207 | |
| 1925 | — | #428 | 193 | |
| 1924 | — | #457 | 180 | |
| 1923 | — | #477 | 162 | |
| 1922 | — | #483 | 162 | |
| 1921 | — | #505 | 150 | |
| 1920 | — | #470 | 168 | |
| 1919 | — | #451 | 168 | |
| 1918 | — | #502 | 141 | |
| 1917 | — | #454 | 154 | |
| 1916 | — | #439 | 163 | |
| 1915 | — | #520 | 114 | |
| 1914 | — | #454 | 111 | |
| 1913 | — | #394 | 117 | |
| 1912 | — | #389 | 97 | |
| 1911 | — | #432 | 45 | |
| 1910 | — | #474 | 34 | |
| 1909 | — | #487 | 28 | |
| 1908 | — | #360 | 40 | |
| 1907 | — | #396 | 32 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #393 | 29 | |
| 1904 | — | #409 | 26 | |
| 1903 | — | #470 | 20 | |
| 1902 | — | #460 | 21 | |
| 1901 | — | #466 | 17 | |
| 1900 | — | #477 | 23 | |
| 1899 | — | #415 | 20 | |
| 1898 | — | #339 | 32 | |
| 1897 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1896 | — | #363 | 28 | |
| 1895 | — | #340 | 29 | |
| 1894 | — | #291 | 36 | |
| 1893 | — | #292 | 35 | |
| 1892 | — | #298 | 38 | |
| 1891 | — | #349 | 24 | |
| 1890 | — | #289 | 36 | |
| 1889 | — | #281 | 36 | |
| 1888 | — | #377 | 24 | |
| 1887 | — | #276 | 34 | |
| 1886 | — | #264 | 41 | |
| 1885 | — | #204 | 60 | |
| 1884 | — | #247 | 48 | |
| 1883 | — | #240 | 44 | |
| 1882 | — | #217 | 57 | |
| 1881 | — | #243 | 41 | |
| 1880 | — | #189 | 65 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elias was already there! It came in at #189, and was given to 65 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1899–1903, when fewer than 24 boys a year got the name.
Where Elias is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#119 · 1 in 553
- California#247 · 1 in 1,718
- Texas#277 · 1 in 1,887
- Arizona#285 · 1 in 2,204
- Massachusetts#300 · 1 in 4,356
Best ever in a state: #6 in Alaska, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #119 | 21 | 1 in 553 |
| California | #247 | 130 | 1 in 1,718 |
| Texas | #277 | 78 | 1 in 1,887 |
| Arizona | #285 | 12 | 1 in 2,204 |
| Massachusetts | #300 | 9 | 1 in 4,356 |
| Oregon | #304 | 6 | 1 in 3,033 |
| Minnesota | #307 | 7 | 1 in 4,518 |
| Wisconsin | #347 | 7 | 1 in 4,876 |
| New York | #380 | 32 | 1 in 3,783 |
| Pennsylvania | #380 | 13 | 1 in 5,928 |
| Illinois | #384 | 21 | 1 in 3,917 |
| Colorado | #425 | 5 | 1 in 5,034 |
| Washington | #475 | 5 | 1 in 6,302 |
| Ohio | #476 | 9 | 1 in 8,565 |
| New Jersey | #479 | 7 | 1 in 6,651 |
| Michigan | #546 | 7 | 1 in 9,305 |
| North Carolina | #566 | 5 | 1 in 8,105 |
| Florida | #580 | 10 | 1 in 7,464 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 12 spots since 2024 (#25 → #13)
- 41 spots since 2020 (#54 → #13)
- 87 spots since 2015 (#100 → #13)
- Biggest jump: 151 spots in 1907 (#547 → #396)
- Biggest drop: 154 spots in 1906 (#393 → #547)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #13 (8,837 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 11 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 11 yrs · run 2015–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 193
- Highest: 1 in 193 boys born in 2025 were named Elias (0.52%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 33.0% of all boys named Elias (42,605) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 450 | #189 (1880) | #254 |
| 1890s | 302 | #289 (1890) | #336 |
| 1900s | 254 | #360 (1908) | #447 |
| 1910s | 1,144 | #389 (1912) | #451 |
| 1920s | 1,766 | #421 (1926) | #458 |
| 1930s | 1,355 | #451 (1930) | #497 |
| 1940s | 1,227 | #496 (1941) | #571 |
| 1950s | 1,547 | #528 (1950) | #589 |
| 1960s | 1,774 | #552 (1969) | #583 |
| 1970s | 2,962 | #408 (1979) | #466 |
| 1980s | 4,479 | #352 (1989) | #404 |
| 1990s | 8,856 | #257 (1999) | #307 |
| 2000s | 19,617 | #157 (2008) | #197 |
| 2010s | 40,925 | #60 (2019) | #101 |
| 2020s | 42,605 | #13 (2025) | #37 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Elias in 1985
boys
#411
428 births · 1 in 4,318 boys
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 4,318 of them was named Elias, which outranked 94.6% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).