Girls' name · since 1886
Elida
Elida has 7,776 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1946 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,177 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,776
- born since 1886
- 1940s
- peak decade
Elida currently ranks #4177 among girls' names in America, with 7,776 babies recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elida has been recorded 7,776 times among girls since 1886, currently ranked #4177 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #1,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,177 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,776 born since 1886
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elida ranks #1,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,177 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,776 born since 1886, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,177 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,776
- born since 1886
- 1940s
- peak decade
Elida's 7,776 recorded births place it above 97.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Elida compares
7,776 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Elida's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,776 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elida's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 141, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1946)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Elida by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (1,149 births, 15% of the file).
1940s was Elida's strongest decade.
1,149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Elida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 66
1890s
66 births
- 1900s 72
1900s
72 births
- 1910s 237
1910s
237 births
- 1920s
1920s
634 births
- 1930s
1930s
962 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,149 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,042 births
- 1960s
1960s
671 births
- 1970s
1970s
625 births
- 1980s
1980s
600 births
- 1990s
1990s
620 births
- 2000s
2000s
494 births
- 2010s 383
2010s
383 births
- 2020s 210
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,149 births (15% of all-time use).
How Elida 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 Elida's total volume
Elida by state
Where Elida concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,913 | 63.2% |
| #2 | California | | 769 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 63 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 30 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 24 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.1% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.1% |
4,913 of 7,776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Elida's data
- Elida's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,149 total births); usage has since declined to 210 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elidas (4,913 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 Elida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Elida 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.