Boy name
Eliel
Eliel holds the #585 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 503 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #746 in 2020 to #585 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#584 nationally, 489 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1975. The name's biggest fan base is in Delaware (#203 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#585
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#584
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
503
boys named Eliel
Eliel popularity, 1880–2025
Where Eliel is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Delaware (#203), Maryland (#251), New Mexico (#360)
Uniqueness score
43/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Eliel in the most recent year of SSA data.
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