Recorded 1955–2001 Girls' name Peak 1985 63 births

Elbia — girls' name

63 babies named Elbia in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s61970s51980s341990s82000s5
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Elbia was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

10 babies were named Elbia in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elbia

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Elbia between 1955 and 2001, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elbia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elbia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Elbia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elbia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elbia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 63 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elbia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

63

Since 1955

47 years of records

Peak year

1985

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1955

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2001

Elbia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1955

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1985)
10
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
4681012 200119911989198519811980197919671955 5

Elbia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
34 births that decade — 54% of Elbia's all-time total
1950s51960s61970s51980s341990s82000s5

Elbia by state

Where Elbia concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elbia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 17.5%
California share of Elbia's total US births 17.5%

11 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elbia?
63 babies have been named Elbia since 1955. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1985 with 10 births.
When was Elbia most popular?
Elbia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Elbia most popular?
The top states for the name Elbia are California (11 births).
How long has the name Elbia been used?
Elbia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 47 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Elbia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elba, Elberta, Elbony, Elbert, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.