Recorded 1926–1928 Boys' name Peak 1926 10 births

Elish — boys' name

10 babies named Elish in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s10
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Elish was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

5 babies were named Elish in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elish

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Elish between 1926 and 1928, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elish currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elish performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elish 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 10 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.

Elish at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

10

Since 1926

3 years of records

Peak year

1926

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1926

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1928

Elish popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1926

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1926)
5
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5 19281926 5

Elish by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 100% of Elish's all-time total
1920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elish?
10 babies have been named Elish since 1926. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1926 with 5 births.
When was Elish most popular?
Elish was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Elish been used?
Elish has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 3 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Elish?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elijah, Eli, Elias, Elisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.