Boys' name · since 1880
Elige
528 babies named Elige in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 528
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elige sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 528 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elige has been recorded 528 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. 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 1971.
- #7,633 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 528 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elige ranks #7,633 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 528 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 528
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elige's 528 recorded births place it above 83.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Elige's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elige's full recorded timeline at 1921, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elige popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1971
- Peak year (1924)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Elige by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (127 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Elige's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Elige births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 44
1880s
44 births
- 1890s 45
1890s
45 births
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s
1910s
127 births
- 1920s
1920s
99 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 127 births (24% of all-time use).
How Elige 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 Elige's total volume
Elige by state
Where Elige concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 18 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 2.1% |
18 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Elige's data
- Elige's decade-level peak was the 1910s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Eliges (18 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 Elige: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1880–1971 (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 Elige 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.