Recorded 1928–1941 Boys' name Peak 1928 17 births

Elight — boys' name

17 babies named Elight in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s61940s5
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Elight was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

6 babies were named Elight in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elight

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Elight between 1928 and 1941, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elight currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elight performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elight shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elight 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 17 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.

Elight at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

17

Since 1928

14 years of records

Peak year

1928

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1928

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1941

Elight popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1928

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1928)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 194119301928 6

Elight by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 35% of Elight's all-time total
1920s61930s61940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elight?
17 babies have been named Elight since 1928. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1928 with 6 births.
When was Elight most popular?
Elight was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Elight been used?
Elight has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 14 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Elight?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elijah, Eli, Elias, Elisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1928–1941 (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.