Elimelech

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Elimelech was most popular in 2024, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,802 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,140 people named Elimelech.

Most popular in2024

Rank that year#5,802

Births that year48

Total since 18801,140

Given to100% boys

Elimelech over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elimelech’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elimelech a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elimelech is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,140 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Elimelech

Where Elimelech is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org