US rank #4143 Girls' name Peak 2023 363 births

Elea — #4143 US girls' name

363 babies named Elea in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s112000s722010s1202020s147
#4143
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Elea was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

43 babies were named Elea in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elea

The Social Security Administration has registered 363 babies named Elea between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elea currently holds the #4143 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elea performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Elea in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elea 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 363 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.

Elea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

363

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2023

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,143

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
43
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200419961983 7

Elea by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
147 births that decade — 40% of Elea's all-time total
1980s131990s112000s722010s1202020s147

Elea by state

Where Elea concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Elea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 7.2%
#2 New York
8 2.2%
California share of Elea's total US births 7.2%
Even split

26 of 363 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elea?
363 babies have been named Elea since 1983. It currently ranks #4143 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 43 births.
When was Elea most popular?
Elea was most popular in the 2020s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Elea most popular?
The top states for the name Elea are California (26 births), New York (8 births).
How long has the name Elea been used?
Elea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleanor, Elena, Eleanore, Eleanora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Elea

Nearby Names Like Elea

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elea

Names with a similar popularity rank to Elea

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1983–2024 (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.