Recorded 1917–1959 Girls' name Peak 1959 34 births

Eleta — girls' name

34 babies named Eleta in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121930s101950s12
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Eleta was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Eleta in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleta

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Eleta between 1917 and 1959, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eleta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleta performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eleta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleta 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 34 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.

Eleta at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

34

Since 1917

43 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1917

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1959

Eleta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1917

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195919521933193119191917 6

Eleta by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 35% of Eleta's all-time total
1910s121930s101950s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleta?
34 babies have been named Eleta since 1917. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Eleta most popular?
Eleta was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Eleta been used?
Eleta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 43 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Eleta?
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.

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, 1917–1959 (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.