Unisex name · since 1914
Elga
120 babies named Elga in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
120 girls have been named Elga since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elga has 120 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1982.
- #25,100 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 120 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elga ranks #25,100 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elga's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Elga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elga's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elga popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1982
- Peak year (1927)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Elga popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1917 (Elga as boys' name)
Elga by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (57 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Elga's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Elga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
57 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 57 births (48% of all-time use).
Elga by state
Where Elga concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 120 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elga's data
- Elga's decade-level peak was the 1920s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Elgas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elga: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1914–1982 (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 Elga 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.