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Why parents love Eleazar- Eleazar IS Aaron's son — the second high priest.
- The Maccabees' Eleazar died fighting an ELEPHANT.
- Four syllables with a sacred, Hebrew sound: el-ee-AY-zar.
- El (God) IS directly embedded.
- The meaning God has helped IS divinely protective.
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The vibe of Eleazar
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Origin & history of Eleazar
Hebrew El (God) + azar (helped)
→ Eleazar
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Hebrew roots
Eleazar IS Aaron's son — the second high priest. The Maccabee Eleazar died fighting an elephant.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Biblical — Exodus 6:23; Maccabees.
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Today
Eleazar remains a beloved choice, ranking #1218 in the US. 5,967 babies have been named Eleazar since 1919.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Eleazar?
2023
peak year
Eleazar reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2023, 195 babies received the name (ranked #1097). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1218), with about 160 babies given the name annually. Eleazar's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 5,967 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
195
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,097)
(ranked #1,097)
160
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,600
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
5,967
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Eleazar5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Eleazar's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — God-helped seeking. People named Eleazar tend to be sacred, priestly, and gifted at being the high priest AND dying fighting an elephant.
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High priest AND fought elephant✦
Aaron's-son◈
Maccabees-dramatic◎
God-has-helped♡
Sacred priestlyE5
L3
E5
A1
Z8
A1
R9
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Eleazar🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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