Eliezer

“My God is help (Hebrew eli + ezer)” — Hebrew, biblical origin

Boy's name · #893 in the US (2025) · Trending

Eliezer has appeared in US records since 1947 — best rank #827 (1982) · 8,164 babies named Eliezer all-time · 1 in 6,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 15,000 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Eliezers

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda — Russian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist
Eliezer Yudkowsky — American AI researcher and writer (born 1979)
Eliezer Kaplan — Israeli politician (1891-1952)
Eliezer Melamed — Israeli rabbi
Eliezer ben Hurcanus — late 1st/early 2nd century Judean rabbi and tannaim (sage)

In stories & tradition

Eliezer — Exodus
Eliezer son of Dodavah — biblical character

What Eliezers become

Among 183 notable people named Eliezer:

Artists & writers appear 1.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Russian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist.

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