Girls' name · since 1959
Elishia
587 babies named Elishia in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 587
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Elishia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 587 have been recorded since 1959.
Elishia has 587 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2008.
- #10,697 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 587 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elishia ranks #10,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 587 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 587
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Elishia's 587 recorded births place it above 85.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Elishia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elishia's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elishia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2008
- Peak year (1981)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Elishia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (252 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Elishia's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Elishia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
138 births
- 1980s
1980s
252 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 252 births (43% of all-time use).
How Elishia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elishia's total volume
Elishia by state
Where Elishia concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Elishia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elishias (16 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elishia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
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, 1959–2008 (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 Elishia 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.