Girls' name · since 1977
Elania
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 192 babies named Elania, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,018 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elania is the #9018 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 192 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elania has been recorded 192 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #9018 nationally and more common than 48% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #20,239 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,018 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 192 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elania ranks #20,239 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,018 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 192 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,018 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elania's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Elania compares
192 36th 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
Elania's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elania | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 192 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elania's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Elania by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (81 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Elania's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Elania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elania's data
- Elania's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Elania 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.