How Many People Are Named Eligio?
An estimated 1,147 people in the United States have the first name Eligio. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Eligio peaked in popularity in 1985 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eligio 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 Eligio paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,147
About 1 in 298,827 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1985
30 births
Total Registered
1,535
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eligio
Eligio is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,535 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Eligio as a male name
Ranked #7,886 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (30 births)
Eligio: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eligio span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 198 babies were registered. Eligio has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Eligio by Decade
How has Eligio 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.
Eligio by State
Birth registrations for Eligio span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Illinois, New Mexico, New York. On average, about 113 Eligios were registered per state.
Eligio + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eligio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eligio: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eligio?
We estimate approximately 1,147 people named Eligio 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 298,827 Americans share this first name.
Is Eligio a common name?
Eligio is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,535 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eligio most popular?
Eligio reached peak popularity in 1985, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eligio is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eligio a male name?
Eligio is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eligio Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eligio Smith, Eligio Johnson, Eligio 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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