Girls' name · since 1958
Elayna
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 5,251 babies named Elayna, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,306 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,251
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elayna currently ranks #1306 among girls' names in America, with 5,251 babies recorded since 1958.
Elayna has 5,251 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1306 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #2,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,306 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,251 born since 1958
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elayna ranks #2,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,306 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,251 born since 1958, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,306 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,251
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elayna's 5,251 recorded births place it above 96.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Elayna compares
5,251 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Elayna's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elayna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,251 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 228 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elayna's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 228, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 228
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Elayna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,044 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Elayna's strongest decade.
2,044 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Elayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 70
1960s
70 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 168
1980s
168 births
- 1990s 471
1990s
471 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,373 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,044 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,064 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,044 births (39% of all-time use).
How Elayna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elayna's total volume
Elayna by state
Where Elayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 439 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 383 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 261 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 205 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 187 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 182 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 156 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 154 | 2.9% |
439 of 5,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Elayna appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elayna's data
- Elayna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,044 total births) through the 2020s (1,064) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Elaynas (439 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Elayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Elayna 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.