Girls' name · since 1955
Elesia
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 341 babies named Elesia, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 341
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elesia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 341 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Elesia recorded 341 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2024.
- #14,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 341 born since 1955
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elesia ranks #14,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 341 born since 1955, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 341
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elesia's 341 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elesia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elesia's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elesia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024
- Peak year (1965)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Elesia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (82 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Elesia's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Elesia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s
1960s
81 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 82 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elesia's data
- Elesia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- 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 Elesia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1955–2024 (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 Elesia 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.