Eleazar
2025 SSA
About Eleazar
Eleazar is a distinguished Biblical name--in which it appears several times-- ripe for the picking following the stardom of Eli, Elijah, and other similar names.
Eleazar is also a Twilight name, first appearing in the Stephenie Meyers book Breaking Dawn.
It's related most closely to Eliezer, which also appears in the Bible many times. The name also belonged to three great Talmudic scholars.
Pronounced el-ee-AY-zer.
As of October 2026, Eleazar ranked #1128 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1097 in 2023.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,378 | 124 | 64.6 |
| 2015 | #1,361 | 128 | 66.8 |
| 2016 | #1,360 | 131 | 69 |
| 2017 | #1,178 | 159 | 85.9 |
| 2018 | #1,277 | 144 | 79.3 |
| 2019 | #1,301 | 142 | 79.1 |
| 2020 | #1,142 | 171 | 99.1 |
| 2021 | #1,165 | 170 | 97.2 |
| 2022 | #1,146 | 181 | 103.7 |
| 2023 | #1,097 | 195 | 114 |
| 2024 | #1,148 | 182 | 105.6 |
| 2025 | #1,128 | 189 | 110.7 |
World rankings
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Eleazar on lists
Famous Eleazars
- Eleazar
Biblical priest and son of Aaron
- Eleazar (son of Aminadab)
who was entrusted as a keeper of the Ark of the covenant
- Eleazar (son of Dodo)
one of King David's warriors
- Eleazar
son of Mahli (1 Chr. 23:21)
- Eleazar (son of Pinhas)
one of those in charge of the sacred vessels brought back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile
- Eleazar
of the sons of Parosh (Ezra 10:25)
- Eleazar Avaran
the younger brother of Judas Maccabeus
- Eleazar
Biblical figure in 2 Maccabees 6, "one of the leading teachers of the law"
- Eleazar
son of Eliud, father of Matthan, mentioned in Jesus' genealogy (Matthew 1:15)
- Eleazar ben Simon
Jewish resistance leader in the First Jewish,Roman War
- Eleazar ben Azariah
1st century Mishanic scholar
- Eleazar ben Arach
one of the Tannaim of the 1st century
- Eleazar Wheelock
American minister and founder of Dartmouth College
- Eleazar Davidman
Israeli tennis player
- Elazar Meisels
American Orthodox rabbi
- Eleazar ben Shammua
a Mishnaic teacher of the 4th generation
- Elazar Shach
rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh yeshiva, founded the Degel HaTorah political party
- Eleazar
name chosen by Bodo (bishop) upon conversion to Judaism
- Eleazar Rodgers
South African footballer
- Eleazar Lipa Sukenik
Israeli archaeologist
- Eleazar of Worms
German Talmudist
- Eleazar Roberts
Welsh musician
- Eleazar ben Killir
Hebrew poet
- Eleazar Alexander Juárez
Honduran politician
- Eleazar Albin
English naturalist and illustrator