How Many People Are Named Elias?
people named Elias are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,818 people in the US has this name
Based on 129,502 babies named Elias in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,845 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish and Icelandic form of ELIJAH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elias (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elias alive today is about 14 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elias first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 8,845 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elias never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #13, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 11 years, 2015 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #13.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13 |
| Best rank | #13 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 11 (2015 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #38 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elias alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elias were born in California than in any other state: about 23,210 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elias was given 3 times as often in New Mexico, 2.2 times in Alaska and 1.6 times in Arizona.
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