Boys' name · since 2002
Elai
Elai has 259 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,458 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,779 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 259
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elai is the #5779 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 259 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Elai recorded 259 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #5779 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #11,458 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,779 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 259 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elai ranks #11,458 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,779 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 259 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,458 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,779 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 259
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elai's 259 recorded births place it above 74.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elai compares
259 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Elai's all-time total is 30% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 259 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elai splits its recorded history at 2014: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Elai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Elai's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Elai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (40% of all-time use).
Elai by state
Where Elai concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 7.3% |
19 of 259 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elai's data
- Elai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elais (19 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Elai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Elai 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.