Recorded 1972–1997 Girls' name Peak 1980 77 births

Eleasha — girls' name

77 babies named Eleasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s321990s20
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Eleasha was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

9 babies were named Eleasha in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Eleasha between 1972 and 1997, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eleasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eleasha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleasha 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 77 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.

Eleasha at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

77

Since 1972

26 years of records

Peak year

1980

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1972

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1997

Eleasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1972

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1980)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
45678910 199719951992198819851983198219801979197819771972 5

Eleasha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 42% of Eleasha's all-time total
1970s251980s321990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleasha?
77 babies have been named Eleasha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1980 with 9 births.
When was Eleasha most popular?
Eleasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Eleasha been used?
Eleasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 26 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Eleasha?
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.

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, 1972–1997 (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.