Total births
109
Girls' name · since 2012
Elilah
Elilah has 109 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9470
- among girls today
- 109
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
109 babies have been named Elilah since 2012, making it today's #9470 girls' name.
Elilah has 109 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9470 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #9470 among girls today
- 109 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Elilah is currently the #9470 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 109 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9470
- among girls today
- 109
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Elilah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9470
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Elilah was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
18 babies were named Elilah in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Elilah compares
109 26th percentile among 17,726 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
Elilah's all-time total is 71% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elilah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 109 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 48 | 19,840 |
Elilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elilah splits its recorded history at 2020: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elilah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#9,470
Active since
2012
Elilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Elilah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Elilah's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Elilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 61 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elilah? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 109 babies named Elilah. Today it holds rank #9470 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 18 births.
When was Elilah most popular? ▼
Elilah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Elilah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Elilah since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Elilah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elizabeth, Eliana, Elise, Eliza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Elilah
Nearby Names Like Elilah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elilah
Elizabeth Girl
#17 1,688,757 births
Eliana Girl
#18 76,104 births
Elise Girl
#251 75,186 births
Eliza Girl
#118 70,569 births
Elisabeth Girl
#908 48,018 births
Compare Elilah side by side: Elilah vs Elizabeth Elilah vs Eliana Elilah vs Elise
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elilah: #9470 Girls' Name - 109 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elilah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elilah 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 June 2026.