Elizer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- eh-lee-ZER
- Origin
- Hebrew
Elizer is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is help”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Elizer mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Eliezer
“my God is help”
A variant of Eliezer, a Hebrew name borne by Abraham's servant in the Book of Genesis.
Is Elizer a girl's or a boy's name?
Elizer is a boys' name.
How popular is Elizer in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Elizer in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elizer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Elizer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elijah Eliel Elias Asher Oliver Elisha Eli Josiah Malachi Ezekiel Isaiah Walker
Names related to Elizer
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie
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, “Elizer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elizer, updated 20 October 2026.