Elinah — girls' name

What the Data Says About Elinah

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Elinah between 2009 and 2012, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elinah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elinah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elinah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elinah 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 15 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.