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Elimelech

100% boys · 37 born in 2025

Elimelech has been given to about 1,140 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables4
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,099
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elimelech per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 48
  • Born in 202537
  • All time1,140
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Elimelech?

Its best year was 2024, when 48 babies were given the name, ranking 2724th. The typical living American called Elimelech is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Elimelech

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eliezer0.57
  2. Eliel0.53
  3. Erich0.51

Middle names for Elimelech

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elimelech Paul0.75
  2. Elimelech John0.75
  3. Elimelech Blake0.74
  4. Elimelech Wade0.74
  5. Elimelech Ross0.74
  6. Elimelech Quinn0.74

Sibling names for Elimelech

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.89
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.89
  3. Andiesister · 0.89
  4. Soleilsister · 0.89
  5. Yehudabrother · 0.89
  6. Bridgerbrother · 0.88

Where Elimelech is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Elimelech Allen0.73
  2. Elimelech Adams0.73
  3. Elimelech White0.70
  4. Elimelech Nguyen0.70
  5. Elimelech Moore0.70
  6. Elimelech Brown0.70

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Elimelech

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025

Elimelech across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.