Girls' name · since 1947
Elesa
Elesa has 216 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Elesa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 216 have been recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elesa has been recorded 216 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2018.
- #19,016 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 216 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elesa ranks #19,016 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #19,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Elesa's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elesa's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2018
- Peak year (1963)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Elesa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (81 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Elesa's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Elesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s
1960s
81 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 81 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elesa's data
- Elesa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1947–2018 (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 Elesa 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.