Elias Name Popularity

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How popular is Elias?

The popular name Elias was the 67th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 100 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #67 for the first time this year with 5,310 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Elias was 17 in 1901.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elias occurred roughly during the years 1905-1908, 1910-1916, 1958-1961, 1967-1970, 1971-1974, 1984-1989, and 1994-2017, whereas 1885-1888 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Elias popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

Elias's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Elias lately has risen.

The name Elias is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Elias (Girl)		Elias (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		9	10,734	5,310	67
2017		< 5	--	4,912	78
2016		6	14,841	4,478	93
2015		10	10,328	4,096	100
2014		5	17,274	3,777	103
2013		< 5	--	3,495	113
2012		6	15,491	3,226	115
2011		< 5	--	2,990	139
2010		9	11,529	2,827	141
2009		< 5	--	2,483	158
2008		7	14,268	2,522	157
2007		5	18,447	2,360	174
2006		< 5	--	2,160	186
2005		5	17,254	2,116	187
2004		6	14,673	1,759	207
2003		7	12,799	1,711	210
2002		< 5	--	1,575	218
2001		8	11,322	1,518	228
2000		5	15,771	1,403	242
1999		9	9,731	1,219	257
1998		< 5	--	1,140	261
1997		8	10,068	1,034	272
1996		7	10,913	918	292
1995		5	14,098	890	298
1994		< 5	--	812	319
1993		5	14,134	771	329
1992		< 5	--	697	342
1991		< 5	--	707	343
1990		< 5	--	666	360
1989		5	12,965	643	353
1988		6	10,747	550	369
1987		7	9,051	514	376
1986		< 5	--	422	415
1985		< 5	--	428	411
1984		< 5	--	350	447
1983		< 5	--	391	411
1982		< 5	--	406	413
1981		< 5	--	396	417
1980		< 5	--	385	422
1979		< 5	--	375	409
1978		8	7,129	357	412
1977		5	10,061	366	413
1976		6	8,439	311	444
1975		5	9,480	307	457
1974		< 5	--	311	454
1973		< 5	--	233	510
1972		< 5	--	254	495
1971		< 5	--	222	537
1970		< 5	--	226	540
1969		< 5	--	202	553
1968		< 5	--	165	592
1967		< 5	--	161	594
1966		< 5	--	169	583
1965		< 5	--	170	586
1964		< 5	--	182	587
1963		< 5	--	187	580
1962		< 5	--	175	590
1961		< 5	--	191	570
1960		< 5	--	170	603
1959		< 5	--	155	621
1958		< 5	--	152	623
1957		< 5	--	143	640
1956		5	6,213	142	636
1955		< 5	--	148	612
1954		< 5	--	164	577
1953		< 5	--	160	564
1952		< 5	--	164	544
1951		< 5	--	157	543
1950		< 5	--	163	530
1949		< 5	--	145	559
1948		< 5	--	133	580
1947		< 5	--	140	573
1946		< 5	--	101	638
1945		< 5	--	130	524
1944		< 5	--	118	560
1943		< 5	--	108	607
1942		< 5	--	111	593
1941		< 5	--	138	495
1940		< 5	--	103	582
1939		< 5	--	138	490
1938		< 5	--	124	521
1937		< 5	--	112	550
1936		< 5	--	116	530
1935		< 5	--	130	503
1934		< 5	--	128	515
1933		5	4,397	141	473
1932		< 5	--	145	475
1931		< 5	--	149	461
1930		5	4,744	172	452
1929		< 5	--	178	444
1928		< 5	--	181	446
1927		< 5	--	185	449
1926		< 5	--	207	421
1925		< 5	--	193	428
1924		< 5	--	180	457
1923		< 5	--	162	478
1922		< 5	--	162	483
1921		< 5	--	150	505
1920		< 5	--	168	470
1919		< 5	--	168	452
1918		< 5	--	141	502
1917		< 5	--	154	455
1916		< 5	--	163	439
1915		< 5	--	114	520
1914		< 5	--	111	454
1913		< 5	--	117	394
1912		< 5	--	97	390
1911		< 5	--	45	432
1910		< 5	--	34	474
1909		< 5	--	28	489
1908		< 5	--	40	361
1907		< 5	--	32	397
1906		< 5	--	18	553
1905		< 5	--	29	395
1904		< 5	--	26	411
1903		< 5	--	20	475
1902		< 5	--	21	464
1901		< 5	--	17	475
1900		< 5	--	23	480
1899		< 5	--	20	416
1898		< 5	--	32	339
1897		< 5	--	24	386
1896		< 5	--	28	364
1895		< 5	--	29	341
1894		< 5	--	36	291
1893		< 5	--	35	293
1892		< 5	--	38	299
1891		< 5	--	24	351
1890		< 5	--	36	289
1889		< 5	--	36	281
1888		< 5	--	24	378
1887		< 5	--	34	281
1886		< 5	--	41	265
1885		< 5	--	60	204
1884		< 5	--	48	248
1883		< 5	--	44	240
1882		< 5	--	57	217
1881		< 5	--	41	243
1880		< 5	--	65	189

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.