Elias is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #13 in 2025.
Elias is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13 among boys (8,837) and #11,211 among girls (8) — overall #21 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,845 | 8,895 | #11,211 | #13 |
| 2024 | 7,691 | 7,773 | #12,536 | #25 |
| 2023 | 7,013 | 7,082 | #12,512 | #36 |
| 2022 | 6,743 | 6,811 | #8,165 | #43 |
| 2021 | 6,366 | 6,405 | #9,146 | #48 |
| 2020 | 6,000 | 6,043 | #12,517 | #54 |
| 2019 | 5,729 | 5,774 | #12,835 | #60 |
| 2018 | 5,360 | 5,410 | #10,810 | #67 |
| 2017 | 4,931 | 4,977 | — | #78 |
| 2016 | 4,492 | 4,532 | #14,865 | #93 |
| 2015 | 4,111 | 4,148 | #10,347 | #100 |
| 2014 | 3,789 | 3,818 | #17,309 | #103 |
| 2013 | 3,498 | 3,529 | — | #113 |
| 2012 | 3,235 | 3,262 | #15,514 | #115 |
| 2011 | 2,993 | 3,014 | — | #139 |
| 2010 | 2,839 | 2,854 | #11,542 | #141 |
| 2009 | 2,486 | 2,502 | — | #158 |
| 2008 | 2,529 | 2,551 | #14,280 | #157 |
| 2007 | 2,367 | 2,382 | #18,457 | #174 |
| 2006 | 2,163 | 2,183 | — | #186 |
| 2005 | 2,121 | 2,140 | #17,266 | #188 |
| 2004 | 1,766 | 1,786 | #14,682 | #207 |
| 2003 | 1,719 | 1,735 | #12,805 | #210 |
| 2002 | 1,575 | 1,593 | — | #218 |
| 2001 | 1,526 | 1,552 | #11,327 | #228 |
| 2000 | 1,408 | 1,429 | #15,773 | #242 |
| 1999 | 1,229 | 1,247 | #9,732 | #257 |
| 1998 | 1,140 | 1,159 | — | #261 |
| 1997 | 1,042 | — | #10,068 | #272 |
| 1996 | 926 | — | #10,915 | #291 |
| 1995 | 894 | — | #14,100 | #298 |
| 1994 | 812 | — | — | #319 |
| 1993 | 776 | — | #14,141 | #329 |
| 1992 | 698 | — | — | #342 |
| 1991 | 707 | — | — | #343 |
| 1990 | 666 | — | — | #361 |
| 1989 | 648 | — | #12,969 | #353 |
| 1988 | 554 | — | #10,746 | #369 |
| 1987 | 517 | — | #9,053 | #378 |
| 1986 | 422 | — | — | #415 |
| 1985 | 428 | — | — | #412 |
| 1984 | 350 | — | — | #447 |
| 1983 | 392 | — | — | #411 |
| 1982 | 405 | — | — | #414 |
| 1981 | 396 | — | — | #417 |
| 1980 | 385 | — | — | #422 |
| 1979 | 375 | — | — | #408 |
| 1978 | 365 | — | #7,131 | #412 |
| 1977 | 371 | — | #10,061 | #412 |
| 1976 | 317 | — | #8,444 | #444 |
| 1975 | 313 | — | #9,484 | #455 |
| 1974 | 310 | — | — | #454 |
| 1973 | 233 | — | — | #510 |
| 1972 | 254 | — | — | #495 |
| 1971 | 222 | — | — | #537 |
| 1970 | 226 | — | — | #538 |
| 1969 | 203 | — | — | #552 |
| 1968 | 165 | — | — | #592 |
| 1967 | 161 | — | — | #593 |
| 1966 | 170 | — | — | #580 |
| 1965 | 169 | — | — | #586 |
| 1964 | 182 | — | — | #587 |
| 1963 | 187 | — | — | #578 |
| 1962 | 176 | — | — | #589 |
| 1961 | 190 | — | — | #572 |
| 1960 | 171 | — | — | #602 |
| 1959 | 154 | — | — | #622 |
| 1958 | 151 | — | — | #625 |
| 1957 | 143 | — | — | #642 |
| 1956 | 151 | — | #6,218 | #630 |
| 1955 | 144 | — | — | #620 |
| 1954 | 165 | — | — | #577 |
| 1953 | 160 | — | — | #564 |
| 1952 | 164 | — | — | #544 |
| 1951 | 157 | — | — | #543 |
| 1950 | 163 | — | — | #529 |
| 1949 | 145 | — | — | #560 |
| 1948 | 133 | — | — | #580 |
| 1947 | 140 | — | — | #573 |
| 1946 | 101 | — | — | #638 |
| 1945 | 130 | — | — | #524 |
| 1944 | 118 | — | — | #560 |
| 1943 | 108 | — | — | #607 |
| 1942 | 111 | — | — | #593 |
| 1941 | 138 | — | — | #497 |
| 1940 | 103 | — | — | #582 |
| 1939 | 138 | — | — | #491 |
| 1938 | 124 | — | — | #521 |
| 1937 | 112 | — | — | #550 |
| 1936 | 116 | — | — | #530 |
| 1935 | 130 | — | — | #503 |
| 1934 | 128 | — | — | #515 |
| 1933 | 146 | — | #4,397 | #473 |
| 1932 | 145 | — | — | #475 |
| 1931 | 149 | — | — | #462 |
| 1930 | 177 | — | #4,744 | #453 |
| 1929 | 178 | — | — | #444 |
| 1928 | 181 | — | — | #446 |
| 1927 | 185 | — | — | #449 |
| 1926 | 207 | — | — | #421 |
| 1925 | 193 | — | — | #428 |
| 1924 | 180 | — | — | #457 |
| 1923 | 162 | — | — | #478 |
| 1922 | 162 | — | — | #483 |
| 1921 | 150 | — | — | #505 |
| 1920 | 168 | — | — | #470 |
| 1919 | 168 | — | — | #452 |
| 1918 | 141 | — | — | #502 |
| 1917 | 154 | — | — | #455 |
| 1916 | 163 | — | — | #439 |
| 1915 | 114 | — | — | #520 |
| 1914 | 111 | — | — | #454 |
| 1913 | 117 | — | — | #394 |
| 1912 | 97 | — | — | #390 |
| 1911 | 45 | — | — | #432 |
| 1910 | 34 | — | — | #474 |
| 1909 | 28 | — | — | #489 |
| 1908 | 40 | — | — | #361 |
| 1907 | 32 | — | — | #397 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | — | #553 |
| 1905 | 29 | — | — | #395 |
| 1904 | 26 | — | — | #411 |
| 1903 | 20 | — | — | #475 |
| 1902 | 21 | — | — | #464 |
| 1901 | 17 | — | — | #475 |
| 1900 | 23 | — | — | #480 |
| 1899 | 20 | — | — | #416 |
| 1898 | 32 | — | — | #339 |
| 1897 | 24 | — | — | #386 |
| 1896 | 28 | — | — | #364 |
| 1895 | 29 | — | — | #341 |
| 1894 | 36 | — | — | #291 |
| 1893 | 35 | — | — | #293 |
| 1892 | 38 | — | — | #299 |
| 1891 | 24 | — | — | #351 |
| 1890 | 36 | — | — | #289 |
| 1889 | 36 | — | — | #281 |
| 1888 | 24 | — | — | #378 |
| 1887 | 34 | — | — | #281 |
| 1886 | 41 | — | — | #265 |
| 1885 | 60 | — | — | #204 |
| 1884 | 48 | — | — | #248 |
| 1883 | 44 | — | — | #240 |
| 1882 | 57 | — | — | #217 |
| 1881 | 41 | — | — | #243 |
| 1880 | 65 | — | — | #189 |