Girls' name · since 2009
Eilah
231 babies named Eilah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,502 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 231
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
231 babies have been named Eilah since 2009, making it today's #6502 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eilah has been recorded 231 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #6502 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #18,352 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,502 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 231 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eilah ranks #18,352 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,502 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 231 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,502 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 231
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eilah's 231 recorded births place it above 74.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eilah compares
231 40th percentile among 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
Eilah's all-time total is 39% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eilah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 231 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eilah's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Eilah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (135 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Eilah's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Eilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 135 births (58% of all-time use).
Eilah by state
Where Eilah concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 4.8% |
11 of 231 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eilah's data
- California records the most Eilahs (11 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 Eilah: 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 (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Eilah 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.