Girls' name · since 2006
Elaynah
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Elaynah, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,617 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elaynah is the #10617 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 121 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Elaynah recorded 121 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #10617 nationally today, ahead of 39% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #25,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,617 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 121 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elaynah ranks #25,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,617 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 121 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,617 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elaynah's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elaynah compares
121 28th 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
Elaynah's all-time total is 68% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elaynah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 121 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elaynah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elaynah splits its recorded history at 2015: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elaynah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Elaynah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (86 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Elaynah's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Elaynah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (71% of all-time use).
Elaynah by state
Where Elaynah concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 5.0% |
6 of 121 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elaynah's data
- Elaynah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elaynahs (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elaynah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Elaynah 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.