Girls' name · since 1983
Eleah
327 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.
- #15,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,961 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 327
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eleah currently ranks #6961 among girls' names in America, with 327 babies recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Eleah recorded 327 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #6961 nationally today, ahead of 60% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #15,198 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,961 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 327 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleah ranks #15,198 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,961 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 327 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,961 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 327
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eleah's 327 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Eleah compares
327 47th 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
Eleah's all-time total is 13% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 327 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eleah splits its recorded history at 2010: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Eleah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Eleah's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Eleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (37% of all-time use).
Eleah by state
Where Eleah concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.8% |
6 of 327 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eleah's data
- Eleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Eleahs (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 Eleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Eleah 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.