Recorded 1915–2022 Girls' name Peak 1942 976 births

Elidia — girls' name

976 babies named Elidia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s881930s1481940s1371950s731960s301970s811980s951990s1102000s822010s762020s24
1930s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Elidia was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

22 babies were named Elidia in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elidia

The Social Security Administration has registered 976 babies named Elidia between 1915 and 2022, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elidia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elidia performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Elidia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 314 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Elidia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elidia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 976 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elidia at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

976

Since 1915

108 years of records

Peak year

1942

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1915

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2022

Elidia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1915

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1942)
22
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Elidia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
148 births that decade — 15% of Elidia's all-time total
1910s321920s881930s1481940s1371950s731960s301970s811980s951990s1102000s822010s762020s24

Elidia by state

Where Elidia concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Elidia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
314 32.2%
#2 California
92 9.4%
#3 Illinois
5 0.5%
Texas share of Elidia's total US births 32.2%
Even split

314 of 976 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elidia?
976 babies have been named Elidia since 1915. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1942 with 22 births.
When was Elidia most popular?
Elidia was most popular in the 1930s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Elidia most popular?
The top states for the name Elidia are Texas (314 births), California (92 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Elidia been used?
Elidia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 108 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Elidia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elizabeth, Elise, Eliza, Eliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.