Elias

Given to 129,502 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +43% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#10917

recorded as girls

1,244 since 2024

#13

recorded as boys

12 since 2024

Babies in 2025

8,845

girls 8 · boys 8,837

Peak year

2025

8,837 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

129,502

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Elias was most popular in 2025, when 8,837 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,837 babies were named Elias, ranking #13 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 43%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10917	8,837	13
2024	7	12161	7,684	25
2023	7	12197	7,006	36
2022	13	8032	6,730	43
2021	11	8978	6,355	48
2020	7	12142	5,993	54
2019	7	12448	5,722	60
2018	9	10545	5,351	67
2017	<5	—	4,931	78
2016	6	14331	4,486	93
2015	10	10148	4,101	100
2014	5	16513	3,784	103
2013	<5	—	3,498	113
2012	6	14962	3,229	115
2011	<5	—	2,993	139
2010	9	11246	2,830	141
2009	<5	—	2,486	158
2008	7	13832	2,522	157
2007	5	17636	2,362	174
2006	<5	—	2,163	186
2005	5	16462	2,116	188
2004	6	14179	1,760	207
2003	7	12408	1,712	210
2002	<5	—	1,575	217
2001	8	11020	1,518	228
2000	5	15031	1,403	242
1999	9	9479	1,220	257
1998	<5	—	1,140	261
1997	8	9802	1,034	272
1996	7	10567	919	291
1995	5	13386	889	298
1994	<5	—	812	319
1993	5	13442	771	329
1992	<5	—	698	342
1991	<5	—	707	343
1990	<5	—	666	361
1989	5	12362	643	352
1988	6	10386	548	369
1987	7	8778	510	378
1986	<5	—	422	415
1985	<5	—	428	411
1984	<5	—	350	447
1983	<5	—	392	411
1982	<5	—	405	414
1981	<5	—	396	417
1980	<5	—	385	422
1979	<5	—	375	408
1978	8	6948	357	412
1977	5	9652	366	412
1976	6	8156	311	444
1975	5	9067	308	455
1974	<5	—	310	454
1973	<5	—	233	509
1972	<5	—	254	495
1971	<5	—	222	536
1970	<5	—	226	538
1969	<5	—	203	552
1968	<5	—	165	591
1967	<5	—	161	593
1966	<5	—	170	579
1965	<5	—	169	586
1964	<5	—	182	587
1963	<5	—	187	578
1962	<5	—	176	589
1961	<5	—	190	570
1960	<5	—	171	601
1959	<5	—	154	622
1958	<5	—	151	625
1957	<5	—	143	641
1956	5	5952	146	630
1955	<5	—	144	620
1954	<5	—	165	577
1953	<5	—	160	564
1952	<5	—	164	544
1951	<5	—	157	543
1950	<5	—	163	528
1949	<5	—	145	560
1948	<5	—	133	579
1947	<5	—	140	572
1946	<5	—	101	638
1945	<5	—	130	524
1944	<5	—	118	559
1943	<5	—	108	607
1942	<5	—	111	591
1941	<5	—	138	496
1940	<5	—	103	582
1939	<5	—	138	491
1938	<5	—	124	521
1937	<5	—	112	550
1936	<5	—	116	529
1935	<5	—	130	501
1934	<5	—	128	513
1933	5	4218	141	473
1932	<5	—	145	475
1931	<5	—	149	462
1930	5	4550	172	451
1929	<5	—	178	444
1928	<5	—	181	445
1927	<5	—	185	449
1926	<5	—	207	421
1925	<5	—	193	428
1924	<5	—	180	457
1923	<5	—	162	477
1922	<5	—	162	483
1921	<5	—	150	505
1920	<5	—	168	470
1919	<5	—	168	451
1918	<5	—	141	502
1917	<5	—	154	454
1916	<5	—	163	439
1915	<5	—	114	520
1914	<5	—	111	454
1913	<5	—	117	394
1912	<5	—	97	389
1911	<5	—	45	432
1910	<5	—	34	474
1909	<5	—	28	487
1908	<5	—	40	360
1907	<5	—	32	396
1906	<5	—	18	547
1905	<5	—	29	393
1904	<5	—	26	409
1903	<5	—	20	470
1902	<5	—	21	460
1901	<5	—	17	466
1900	<5	—	23	477
1899	<5	—	20	415
1898	<5	—	32	339
1897	<5	—	24	384
1896	<5	—	28	363
1895	<5	—	29	340
1894	<5	—	36	291
1893	<5	—	35	292
1892	<5	—	38	298
1891	<5	—	24	349
1890	<5	—	36	289
1889	<5	—	36	281
1888	<5	—	24	377
1887	<5	—	34	276
1886	<5	—	41	264
1885	<5	—	60	204
1884	<5	—	48	247
1883	<5	—	44	240
1882	<5	—	57	217
1881	<5	—	41	243
1880	<5	—	65	189