Girls' name · since 1993
Elide
119 babies named Elide in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Elide sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 119 recorded since 1993.
Elide has 119 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2000.
- #25,195 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 119 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elide ranks #25,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Elide's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Elide's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elide splits its recorded history at 1996: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elide popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2000
- Peak year (1994)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Elide by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (113 births, 95% of the file).
1990s was Elide's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 95% of all-time use.
Elide births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 113 births (95% of all-time use).
Elide by state
Where Elide concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 39.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 9 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 6 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 4.2% |
47 of 119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Elide's data
- Elide's decade-level peak was the 1990s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elides (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Elide: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1993–2000 (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 Elide 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.