Girls' name · since 1898
Eletha
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 280 babies named Eletha, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eletha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 280 have been recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eletha has been recorded 280 times among girls since 1898, 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 1898 to 1979.
- #16,496 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 280 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eletha ranks #16,496 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 280 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eletha's 280 recorded births place it above 77.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eletha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eletha's full recorded timeline at 1936, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eletha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1979
- Peak year (1923)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Eletha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (75 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Eletha's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Eletha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 75 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Eletha's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 1970s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eletha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1898–1979 (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 Eletha 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.