Girls' name · since 1905
Elah
Since 1905, U.S. Social Security records show 390 babies named Elah, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 390
- born since 1905
- 2010s
- peak decade
390 babies have been named Elah since 1905, making it today's #4277 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elah has been recorded 390 times among girls since 1905, currently ranked #4277 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.
- #13,719 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,277 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 390 born since 1905
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elah ranks #13,719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,277 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 390 born since 1905, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 390
- born since 1905
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elah's 390 recorded births place it above 81.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elah compares
390 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Elah's all-time total is 4% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 390 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Elah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (180 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Elah's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Elah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 180 births (46% of all-time use).
Elah by state
Where Elah concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 22 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 1.5% |
32 of 390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Elah's data
- Elah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2020s (122) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elahs (32 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 Elah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1905–2025 (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 Elah 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.