Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Elias name popularity since 1925
126,530 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Elias. Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Elias is about 11 years old in 2026. Elias peaked in 2025 as the #13 name for boys, and it ranked #13 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 126,530
- Named Elias, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #13
- for boys in 2025 (8,837 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 239 girls · 126,291 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.71× its national share
Peak year is the year Elias made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Elias births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Elias both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1941 and 1946, Elias's share of baby boys fell by 45%, from 1 in 8,900 to 1 in 16,100.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, it became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 8,810 baby boys to 1 in 5,070.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Elias's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Elias.
Decade by decade
Babies named Elias in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 944 | – |
| 1930s | 10 | 1,355 | #503 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,227 | #524 |
| 1950s | 5 | 1,547 | #620 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,774 | #586 |
| 1970s | 24 | 2,962 | #455 |
| 1980s | 18 | 4,479 | #412 |
| 1990s | 34 | 8,856 | #298 |
| 2000s | 43 | 19,617 | #188 |
| 2010s | 52 | 40,925 | #100 |
| 2020–25 | 53 | 42,605 | #13 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
58.9% of babies named Elias from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Elias is most popular
The index compares Elias's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Elias.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.71× | 1,862 |
| Alaska | 2.66× | 492 |
| Nevada | 2.57× | 1,142 |
| Arizona | 2.48× | 4,003 |
| Colorado | 1.90× | 2,921 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Elias and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Elias (this page) | 126,291 | 2025 |
| Elyas | 2,084 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Elias's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Elias.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Elias (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data