Girls' name · since 1919
Elita
Elita has 551 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1919
- 1970s
- peak decade
Elita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 551 recorded since 1919.
Elita has 551 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2024.
- #11,152 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 551 born since 1919
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elita ranks #11,152 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 551 born since 1919, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1919
- 1970s
- peak decade
Elita's 551 recorded births place it above 84.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Elita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elita's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2024
- Peak year (1975)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Elita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (116 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Elita's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Elita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 116 births (21% of all-time use).
How Elita 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 Elita's total volume
Elita by state
Where Elita concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 551 births nationwide.
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- Elita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elitas (5 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 Elita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1919–2024 (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 Elita 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.