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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#144 · 1 in 592
- Massachusetts#154 · 1 in 1,037
- Connecticut#172 · 1 in 1,154
- California#173 · 1 in 819
- Montana#187 · 1 in 805
Best ever in a state: #6 in Alaska, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #144 | 18 | 1 in 592 |
| Massachusetts | #154 | 35 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Connecticut | #172 | 16 | 1 in 1,154 |
| California | #173 | 300 | 1 in 819 |
| Montana | #187 | 5 | 1 in 805 |
| Colorado | #190 | 27 | 1 in 926 |
| Oregon | #196 | 21 | 1 in 921 |
| Nevada | #204 | 11 | 1 in 971 |
| Arizona | #205 | 36 | 1 in 954 |
| Minnesota | #207 | 21 | 1 in 1,373 |
| Texas | #219 | 146 | 1 in 1,076 |
| District of Columbia | #234 | 5 | 1 in 996 |
| New Jersey | #235 | 27 | 1 in 1,781 |
| Washington | #247 | 25 | 1 in 1,349 |
| Hawaii | #248 | 5 | 1 in 1,053 |
| New York | #260 | 64 | 1 in 1,795 |
| Nebraska | #269 | 6 | 1 in 1,625 |
| Maryland | #279 | 15 | 1 in 1,874 |
| Utah | #284 | 11 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Kansas | #299 | 9 | 1 in 1,718 |
| Illinois | #300 | 39 | 1 in 2,042 |
| Wisconsin | #330 | 11 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Florida | #341 | 38 | 1 in 2,260 |
| Pennsylvania | #358 | 20 | 1 in 3,300 |
| Indiana | #378 | 11 | 1 in 3,391 |
| North Carolina | #389 | 16 | 1 in 2,938 |
| Virginia | #414 | 12 | 1 in 3,217 |
| Ohio | #420 | 17 | 1 in 4,118 |
| Michigan | #664 | 8 | 1 in 7,413 |
| Georgia | #689 | 8 | 1 in 6,273 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Elias
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #13 (8,837 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 11 yrs · run 2015–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 193 boys born in 2025 were named Elias (0.52%)
- 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 1997
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 217,589 of them was named Elias, which outranked 39.4% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,017Zeana9
- #9,017Zitlaly9
- #9,017Zuleyka9
- #9,802Elias8
- #9,802Aaliayah8
- #9,802Aamina8
- #9,802Aaren8
- #10,836Aaisha7
- #10,836Aaleah7
- #10,836Aaleigha7
Tied with 1,033 names at #9,802; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,823 of them was named Elias, which outranked 97.5% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.