US rank #12396 Girls' name Peak 1976 258 births

Eleftheria — #12396 US girls' name

258 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.

1970s541980s251990s562000s522010s362020s35
#12396
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Eleftheria was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

13 babies were named Eleftheria in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleftheria

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Eleftheria between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eleftheria currently holds the #12396 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleftheria performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Eleftheria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eleftheria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleftheria 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 258 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.

Eleftheria at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

258

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1976

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,396

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eleftheria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
13
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
468101214 20242017200920041996198519781972 5

Eleftheria by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
56 births that decade — 22% of Eleftheria's all-time total
1970s541980s251990s562000s522010s362020s35

Eleftheria by state

Where Eleftheria concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eleftheria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.9%
New York share of Eleftheria's total US births 1.9%

5 of 258 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleftheria?
258 babies have been named Eleftheria since 1972. It currently ranks #12396 among girls. The peak year was 1976 with 13 births.
When was Eleftheria most popular?
Eleftheria was most popular in the 1990s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Eleftheria most popular?
The top states for the name Eleftheria are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Eleftheria been used?
Eleftheria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eleftheria?
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.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.