Girls' name · since 1998
Eleesa
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Eleesa, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eleesa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Eleesa recorded 23 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2008.
- #44,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleesa ranks #44,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #44,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eleesa's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eleesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eleesa's full recorded timeline at 2000, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eleesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2008
- Peak year (2000)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2008.
23 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 11 births in a single year.
Eleesa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (16 births, 70% of the file).
2000s was Eleesa's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Eleesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (70% of all-time use).
Eleesa decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eleesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~10 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, 1998–2008 (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 Eleesa 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.
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