Girls' name · since 1912
Eila
1,906 babies named Eila in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,783 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,906
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eila is the #1783 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,906 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Eila recorded 1,906 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #1783 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #4,843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,783 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,906 born since 1912
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eila ranks #4,843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,783 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,906 born since 1912, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,783 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,906
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eila's 1,906 recorded births place it above 93.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eila compares
1,906 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eila's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,906 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 156 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eila splits its recorded history at 1989: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 156 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Eila by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (779 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Eila's strongest decade.
779 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Eila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 53
1910s
53 births
- 1920s 126
1920s
126 births
- 1930s 45
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 136
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
751 births
- 2020s
2020s
779 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 779 births (41% of all-time use).
How Eila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eila's total volume
Eila by state
Where Eila concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 159 | 8.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 75 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 72 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 49 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 45 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 42 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 40 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 29 | 1.5% |
159 of 1,906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Eila appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eila's data
- California records the most Eilas (159 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eila draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.