Girls' name · since 1908
Elese
511 babies named Elese in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
511 girls have been named Elese since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elese has been recorded 511 times among girls since 1908, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2015.
- #11,680 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 511 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elese ranks #11,680 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 511 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elese's 511 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Elese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elese splits its recorded history at 1947: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2015
- Peak year (1918)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Elese by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (106 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Elese's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Elese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
106 births
- 1930s 39
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 106 births (21% of all-time use).
How Elese 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 Elese's total volume
Elese by state
Where Elese concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 18 | 3.5% |
18 of 511 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elese's data
- Elese's decade-level peak was the 1920s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Eleses (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Elese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1908–2015 (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 Elese 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.