Eleazar is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Eleazar in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
About the Name Eleazar
Eleazar has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #2264. The name has climbed 1070 places in the last five years โ a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2008.
Eleazar is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Eleazar
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Eleazar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Eleazar in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Eleazar is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1070 places over the last five years to #2264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Eleazar is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Eleazar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Eleazars in the wild.
10
UK babies named Eleazar (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1070 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Eleazar
Likely around 1 other Eleazar in the class
UK Popularity (2008–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Eleazar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Eleazar (; Hebrew: ืึถืึฐืขึธืึธืจ, Modern: สพElสฟazar, Tiberian: สพElสฟฤzฤr, "El has helped") or Elazar was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses.
Eleazar Avaran, also known as Eleazar Maccabeus, Eleazar Hachorani/Chorani (Hebrew: ืืืขืืจ ืืืืื Eleazar HaMakabi, ืืืขืืจ ืืืืจื ื Eleazar HaChorani; died 162 BC) was the fourth son of Mattathias and the younger brother of Judas Maccabeus. He was killed at the Battle of Beth-zechariah (1 Maccabees 6:32โ33) during the Maccabean revolt.