Eleazar

Eleazar: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God has helped”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
el-ee-AY-zar · 4 syllables
Used for
Boys

Biblical Hebrew name borne by several figures in the Old Testament. Lazarus ultimately derives from the same name via a shortened form.

How popular is Eleazar?

202455.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Eleazar in 2024182

2024 rank#1,151 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18805,967

Eleazar is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Eleazar

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Eleazar questions

What does the name Eleazar mean?

Eleazar means "God has helped". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical Hebrew name borne by several figures in the Old Testament. Lazarus ultimately derives from the same name via a shortened form.

Is Eleazar a boy or girl name?

Eleazar is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Eleazar?

182 US babies were named Eleazar in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Eleazar?

Eleazar is usually pronounced el-ee-AY-zar.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.