Unisex name · since 1906
Elgia
Elgia has 23 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #44,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
23 girls have been named Elgia since 1906, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elgia has been recorded 23 times among girls since 1906, 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 1906 to 1936.
- #44,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elgia ranks #44,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #44,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elgia's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elgia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elgia's full recorded timeline at 1924, 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 1906, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elgia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1936
- Peak year (1923)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Elgia popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1919 (Elgia as boys' name)
Elgia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (13 births, 57% of the file).
1920s was Elgia's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Elgia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 13 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elgia's data
- Elgia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- 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 Elgia: 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 (~30 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, 1906–1936 (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 Elgia 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.