Boys' name · since 1906
Eligh
1,019 babies named Eligh in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,077 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,748 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,019
- born since 1906
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,019 babies have been named Eligh since 1906, making it today's #10748 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eligh has been recorded 1,019 times among boys since 1906, currently ranked #10748 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #5,077 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,748 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,019 born since 1906
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eligh ranks #5,077 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,748 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,019 born since 1906, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,077 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,748 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,019
- born since 1906
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eligh's 1,019 recorded births place it above 88.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eligh compares
1,019 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Eligh's all-time total is 176% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eligh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,019 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eligh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eligh's full recorded timeline at 1954, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eligh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Eligh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (458 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Eligh's strongest decade.
458 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Eligh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 58
1910s
58 births
- 1920s 87
1920s
87 births
- 1930s 60
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
458 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 458 births (45% of all-time use).
How Eligh 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 Eligh's total volume
Eligh by state
Where Eligh concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 321 | 31.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
321 of 1,019 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Eligh's data
- Eligh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (458 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elighs (321 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 Eligh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Eligh 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.