Girls' name · since 1972
Eleftheria
265 babies named Eleftheria in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 265
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
265 babies have been named Eleftheria since 1972, making it today's #12183 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Eleftheria recorded 265 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #12183 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #17,026 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,183 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 265 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleftheria ranks #17,026 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,183 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 265 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 265
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Eleftheria's 265 recorded births place it above 76.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Eleftheria compares
265 42nd 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
Eleftheria's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eleftheria | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 265 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eleftheria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eleftheria's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eleftheria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Eleftheria by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (56 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Eleftheria's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Eleftheria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 56 births (21% of all-time use).
Eleftheria by state
Where Eleftheria concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 265 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eleftheria's data
- Eleftheria's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Eleftherias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Eleftheria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Eleftheria 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.