Girls' name · since 1938
Elisea
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 234 babies named Elisea, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,054 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 234
- born since 1938
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elisea is the #11054 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 234 recorded since 1938.
Elisea has 234 recorded births among girls since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11054 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #18,226 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,054 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 234 born since 1938
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elisea ranks #18,226 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,054 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 234 born since 1938, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,054 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 234
- born since 1938
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elisea's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elisea compares
234 40th 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
Elisea's all-time total is 38% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elisea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 234 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elisea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elisea splits its recorded history at 2008: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elisea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Elisea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (82 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Elisea's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Elisea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 82 births (35% of all-time use).
Elisea by state
Where Elisea concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 234 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elisea's data
- Elisea's decade-level peak was the 2010s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Eliseas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Elisea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1938–2025 (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 Elisea 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.