Eleuterio
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- eh-leh-oo-TEH-ryoh
- Origin
- Greek
Eleuterio is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “free”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Eleuterio mean?
Greek: Spanish and Italian form of Eleutherius, from Greek eleutheros
“free”
A Spanish and Italian form of Eleutherius, from Greek eleutheros, 'free'; several early saints and popes bore the name.
Is Eleuterio a girl's or a boy's name?
Eleuterio is a boys' name.
How popular is Eleuterio in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1926, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the boys named Eleuterio in the US since 1880 were born between 1938 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eleuterio in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,294 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,064 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,579 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,194 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,211 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,326 |
| 1937 | 13 | #1,992 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,849 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,207 |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,588 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,522 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,523 |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,846 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,153 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,347 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,629 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,543 |
Names like Eleuterio
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Joseph Peter George Eugenio Philip Edward John James William Edwin Robert Thomas
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eleuterio: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eleuterio, updated 20 October 2026.