Girls' name · since 2003
Elanah
Elanah has 112 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,507 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
112 babies have been named Elanah since 2003, making it today's #11507 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Elanah recorded 112 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #11507 nationally today, ahead of 33% of girls, 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 2003 to 2025.
- #25,858 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,507 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 112 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elanah ranks #25,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,507 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 112 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,507 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elanah's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Elanah compares
112 27th 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
Elanah's all-time total is 70% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elanah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 112 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elanah splits its recorded history at 2012: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elanah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Elanah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (52 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Elanah's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Elanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 52 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elanah's data
- Elanah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elanah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Elanah 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.