Girls' name · since 1915
Elidia
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 981 babies named Elidia, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,061 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 981
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Elidia currently ranks #15061 among girls' names in America, with 981 babies recorded since 1915.
Elidia has 981 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15061 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #7,621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,061 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 981 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elidia ranks #7,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,061 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 981 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #7,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,061 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 981
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Elidia's 981 recorded births place it above 89.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elidia compares
981 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Elidia's all-time total is 161% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elidia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 981 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elidia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elidia splits its recorded history at 1974: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elidia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1942)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Elidia by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (148 births, 15% of the file).
1930s was Elidia's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Elidia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s
1930s
148 births
- 1940s
1940s
137 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 148 births (15% of all-time use).
How Elidia 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 Elidia's total volume
Elidia by state
Where Elidia concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 314 | 32.0% |
| #2 | California | | 92 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
314 of 981 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Elidia's data
- Elidia's decade-level peak was the 1930s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elidias (314 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Elidia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Elidia 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.