Eliab
Boy name · #2501 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 54 baby boys were named Eliab, placing it at #2501 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3231, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,333 boys born in 2025 was named Eliab.
The 36-year story
Eliab first appears in the Social Security records in 1989, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 98 babies and a rank of #1720. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Eliab per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Eliab in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Eliab is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Eliab will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Eliab is most common
State-level data for Eliab is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Eliab
Statistically, parents drawn to Eliab tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Musab, Joab, Essa, Mehtab, and Ayoub.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Eliab | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #2480 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2444 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2221 |
| 2022 | 98 | #1720 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2321 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2546 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2897 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2507 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3006 |
| 2016 | 46 | #2661 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3231 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3371 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3753 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3371 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4110 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4517 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5102 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5067 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4640 |
| 2006 | 24 | #4001 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5578 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5246 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5271 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5395 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5142 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Eliab a popular boy name?
Eliab ranked #2501 among boys in 2025 with 54 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3231.
When was the name Eliab most popular?
Eliab peaked in 2022, when 98 American boys received the name (ranked #1720 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Eliab?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,333 newborn American boys was named Eliab. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.