Recorded 1916–1973 Girls' name Peak 1973 31 births

Eleda — girls' name

31 babies named Eleda in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s101940s51950s51970s6
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Eleda was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Eleda in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleda

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Eleda between 1916 and 1973, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eleda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eleda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleda 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 31 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.

Eleda at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

31

Since 1916

58 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1916

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1973

Eleda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1916

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4.555.566.5 197319511946192819201916 5

Eleda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 32% of Eleda's all-time total
1910s51920s101940s51950s51970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleda?
31 babies have been named Eleda since 1916. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Eleda most popular?
Eleda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Eleda been used?
Eleda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 58 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Eleda?
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, 1916–1973 (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.