How Many People Are Named Eliakim?
An estimated 222 people in the United States have the first name Eliakim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Eliakim peaked in popularity in 2024 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eliakim as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Eliakim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
222
About 1 in 1,543,938 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
37 births
Total Registered
224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eliakim
Eliakim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 224 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Eliakim as a male name
Ranked #3,227 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (37 births)
Eliakim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eliakim span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 100 babies were registered. Eliakim remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Eliakim by Decade
How has Eliakim tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Eliakim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eliakim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eliakim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eliakim?
We estimate approximately 222 people named Eliakim are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,543,938 Americans share this first name.
Is Eliakim a common name?
Eliakim is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eliakim most popular?
Eliakim reached peak popularity in 2024, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eliakim is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eliakim a male name?
Eliakim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eliakim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eliakim Smith, Eliakim Johnson, Eliakim Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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