Unisex name · since 1884
Elia
9,084 babies named Elia in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #970 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,084
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elia is the #970 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 9,084 recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elia has been recorded 9,084 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #970 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #1,780 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #970 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,084 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elia ranks #1,780 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #970 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,084 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #970 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,084
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elia's 9,084 recorded births place it above 97.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Elia compares
9,084 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elia's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,084 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 321 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elia splits its recorded history at 1957: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 321 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 321
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Elia popularity over time - boys
1,075 total births recorded since 1915 (Elia as boys' name)
Elia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,876 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Elia's strongest decade.
1,876 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Elia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 27
1880s
27 births
- 1890s 61
1890s
61 births
- 1900s 67
1900s
67 births
- 1910s 177
1910s
177 births
- 1920s 336
1920s
336 births
- 1930s 383
1930s
383 births
- 1940s 421
1940s
421 births
- 1950s 577
1950s
577 births
- 1960s 474
1960s
474 births
- 1970s 528
1970s
528 births
- 1980s 572
1980s
572 births
- 1990s 744
1990s
744 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,126 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,876 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,715 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,876 births (21% of all-time use).
How Elia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elia's total volume
Elia by state
Where Elia concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,467 | 27.2% |
| #2 | California | | 1,807 | 19.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 303 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 248 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 212 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 138 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 120 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 87 | 1.0% |
2,467 of 9,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Elia appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elia's data
- Elia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,876 total births) through the 2020s (1,715) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Elias (2,467 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Elia 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.