Girls' name · since 1975
Elbony
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 189 babies named Elbony, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
189 girls have been named Elbony since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Elbony recorded 189 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1993.
- #20,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 189 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elbony ranks #20,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Elbony's 189 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elbony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elbony's full recorded timeline at 1985, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elbony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1993
- Peak year (1982)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Elbony by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (125 births, 66% of the file).
1980s was Elbony's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Elbony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 125 births (66% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elbony's data
- Elbony's decade-level peak was the 1980s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elbony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1975–1993 (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 Elbony 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.