US rank #7364 Girls' name Peak 2009 310 births

Eleah — #7364 US girls' name

310 babies named Eleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s292000s942010s1192020s63
#7364
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Eleah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

19 babies were named Eleah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Eleah between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eleah currently holds the #7364 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eleah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eleah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleah 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 310 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.

Eleah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

310

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2009

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,364

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eleah popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
19
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082004200019931983 5

Eleah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
119 births that decade — 38% of Eleah's all-time total
1980s51990s292000s942010s1192020s63

Eleah by state

Where Eleah concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eleah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.9%
Texas share of Eleah's total US births 1.9%

6 of 310 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleah?
310 babies have been named Eleah since 1983. It currently ranks #7364 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 19 births.
When was Eleah most popular?
Eleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Eleah most popular?
The top states for the name Eleah are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Eleah been used?
Eleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eleah?
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.

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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.