Boys' name · since 1880
Eligah
Eligah has 1,740 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,740
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eligah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,740 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eligah has been recorded 1,740 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2021.
- #3,595 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,740 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eligah ranks #3,595 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,740 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,740
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eligah's 1,740 recorded births place it above 92.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Eligah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eligah's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eligah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2021
- Peak year (1918)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Eligah by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (330 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Eligah's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Eligah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 30
1880s
30 births
- 1890s 63
1890s
63 births
- 1900s 86
1900s
86 births
- 1910s
1910s
258 births
- 1920s
1920s
330 births
- 1930s
1930s
266 births
- 1940s
1940s
197 births
- 1950s
1950s
134 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 113
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 330 births (19% of all-time use).
How Eligah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eligah's total volume
Eligah by state
Where Eligah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 123 | 7.1% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 93 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 52 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 40 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.3% |
123 of 1,740 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Eligah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eligah's data
- Eligah's decade-level peak was the 1920s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Eligahs (123 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eligah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
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, 1880–2021 (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 Eligah 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.