Total births
17
Girls' name · since 2022
Elaira
Since 2022, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Elaira, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15062
- among girls today
- 17
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 15%
- more common than other girls
Elaira currently ranks #15062 among girls' names in America, with 17 babies recorded since 2022.
Elaira has 17 recorded births among girls since 2022, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15062 as of the latest data, more common than 15% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2025.
- #15062 among girls today
- 17 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
- 15% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Elaira is currently the #15062 girls' name in America, more common than 15% of girls - 17 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15062
- among girls today
- 17
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 15%
- more common than other girls
Elaira vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15062
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 15% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Elaira was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
6 babies were named Elaira in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Elaira compares
17 6th percentile among 17,726 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
Elaira's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elaira | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Elaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elaira splits its recorded history at 2024: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elaira at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#15,062
Active since
2022
Elaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Elaira by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Elaira's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Elaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elaira? ▼
17 babies have been named Elaira since 2022. It currently ranks #15062 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 6 births.
When was Elaira most popular? ▼
Elaira was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Elaira been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Elaira since 2022 -- 4 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Elaira? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elaine, Elaina, Elana, Elayna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Elaira
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Elayna Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2022–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elaira: #15062 Girls' Name - 17 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elaira. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elaira 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 July 2026.