boy's name
Eliab
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,148
Eliab is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 98 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 61,399 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Eliab over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 43 |
| 2000s | 166 |
| 2010s | 349 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 381 |
How popular is Eliab?
In 2025, Eliab was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Eliab is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Eliab
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eliab also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eliab over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Eliab
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eliab — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eliab
How popular is the name Eliab?
In 2025, Eliab was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Eliab a girl's or a boy's name?
Eliab is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Eliab most popular?
Eliab peaked in 2022, when 98 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Eliab a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eliab currently ranks #1,834 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.