Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
ElazarIn Hebrew: אלעזר · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: אֶלְעָזָרRomanization: 'el'azár
Elazar (Hebrew: אלעזר) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 7,386 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 158 boys and ranked #125. Its peak year was 2002, with 450 babies.
- People in Israel
- 7,386
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 158
- rank #125
- Peak year
- 2002
- 450 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Elazar
In Hebrew letters the name is אלעזר, read right to left. Elazar is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "'el'azár" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- Eleazar (Biblical figure)
- a male given name, Elazar, equivalent to English Eleazar
אֵל ('él, “God”) + עָזַר ('azár, “helped”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Elazar by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Elazar
How do you write Elazar in Hebrew?
Elazar is written אלעזר in Hebrew (with vowel points: אֶלְעָזָר). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "'el'azár".
How many people in Israel are named Elazar?
7,386 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אלעזר: 0 women and 7,386 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Elazar a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named אלעזר are men.
What does the name Elazar mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "Eleazar (Biblical figure)" Etymology: אֵל ('él, “God”) + עָזַר ('azár, “helped”).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.