Total births
30
Girls' name · since 2012
Eleyah
Eleyah has 30 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 30
- total births
- 2012–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 83%
- born in that decade
Eleyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 2012.
Eleyah has 30 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2023.
- 30 total births
- 2012–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 83% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 girls have been named Eleyah since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 30
- total births
- 2012–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 83%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
83% of everyone ever named Eleyah was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
8 babies were named Eleyah in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Eleyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eleyah splits its recorded history at 2015: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eleyah at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Eleyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2023
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Eleyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Eleyah's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Eleyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (83% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Eleyah? ▼
Eleyah has been given to 30 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 8 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Eleyah most popular? ▼
Eleyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Eleyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Eleyah since 2012 -- 12 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Eleyah? ▼
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.
What to do with Eleyah's data
- Eleyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Eleyah
Nearby Names Like Eleyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Eleyah
Eleanor Girl
#14 336,678 births
Elena Girl
#46 108,013 births
Eleanore Girl
#1510 18,724 births
Eleanora Girl
#887 8,322 births
Eleni Girl
#1005 6,822 births
Compare Eleyah side by side: Eleyah vs Eleanor Eleyah vs Elena Eleyah vs Eleanore
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2012–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Eleyah: Baby Name Since 2012 - 30 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eleyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Eleyah 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 July 2026.