Girls' name · since 1992
Elisama
61 babies named Elisama in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elisama is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 61 have been recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elisama has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2016.
- #32,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elisama ranks #32,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elisama's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elisama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elisama's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elisama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2016
- Peak year (2005)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Elisama by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Elisama's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Elisama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Elisama's decade-level peak was the 2000s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elisama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1992–2016 (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 Elisama 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.