Unisex name · since 1976
Elis
320 babies named Elis in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 320
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elis is the #6937 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 320 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elis has been recorded 320 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #6937 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, 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 1976 to 2025.
- #15,378 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,937 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 320 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elis ranks #15,378 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,937 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 320 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 320
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elis's 320 recorded births place it above 78.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elis compares
320 46th percentile among 17,297 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
Elis's all-time total is 15% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 320 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elis's full recorded timeline at 2010, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Elis popularity over time - boys
286 total births recorded since 1911 (Elis as boys' name)
Elis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Elis's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Elis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (33% of all-time use).
Elis by state
Where Elis concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 3.4% |
11 of 320 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elis's data
- Elis's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eliss (11 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 Elis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Elis 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.