Girls' name · since 1946
Eleni
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 6,822 babies named Eleni, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,038 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,822
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eleni is the #1038 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,822 recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleni has been recorded 6,822 times among girls since 1946, currently ranked #1038 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #2,102 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,038 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,822 born since 1946
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleni ranks #2,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,038 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,822 born since 1946, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,038 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,822
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eleni's 6,822 recorded births place it above 97.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Eleni compares
6,822 Top 12% higher than 88% of 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
Eleni's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eleni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,822 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 255 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eleni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eleni's full recorded timeline at 1987, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 255 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eleni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 255
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Eleni by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,420 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Eleni's strongest decade.
1,420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Eleni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 100
1950s
100 births
- 1960s 239
1960s
239 births
- 1970s 469
1970s
469 births
- 1980s
1980s
762 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,275 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,319 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,420 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,216 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,420 births (21% of all-time use).
How Eleni compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eleni's total volume
Eleni by state
Where Eleni concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,035 | 15.2% |
| #2 | California | | 775 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 489 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 331 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 304 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 283 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 267 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 258 | 3.8% |
1,035 of 6,822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Eleni appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eleni's data
- Eleni's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,420 total births) through the 2020s (1,216) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Elenis (1,035 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 Eleni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Eleni 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.