Given name & surname
Eleazar
“God will help”
Eleazar is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “God will help.”
Original Hebrewאלעזר
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “God will help.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In Biblical use, Eleazar is used as a variant of Eliezer.
The story
The name appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Eleazar appears in Exodus 6:23, 2 Samuel 6:7, 1 Chronicles 23:22.
- Exodus 6:23
- 2 Samuel 6:7
- 1 Chronicles 23:22
From biblical name research
Eleazar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,158
- 6,151 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 195 babies
- 2025
- 189
- #1,128 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 189 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,128 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (46). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,971 as a first name in 2020; 319 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eleazar’s family of names
In English usage, Eleazar shares an earlier linguistic root with Lazarus. Eleazar has a related form in Eliezer. Eleazar has a related form in Eliezer.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eleazar has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Lazarusdoublet · English
- Lazarequivalent
- Elizarequivalent
- Elieserequivalent
- Lazzaroequivalent
- Елизарequivalent
- אלעזרequivalent
- ЕлеазарRussian
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See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Eleazar
- Elazar ShachLithuanian-Jewish Haredi leader (1898-2001)
- Eleazar López ContrerasPresident of Venezuela (1935–1941)1883–1973
- Eleazar AvaranMaccabean revolutionary
- Eleazar de CarvalhoBrazilian conductor, composer and music educator (1912-1996)
- Eli DasaIsraeli footballerborn 1992
- Eleazar ben Azariah1st-century CE Jewish rabbi and Tannaim sage100–200
- Eleazar beRabbi QallirByzantine Jew and poet600–700
- Eleazar Albinnaturalist, illustrator (1680-1742)
- Eleazar of WormsGerman rabbi (c.1160–1230/38)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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