Girls' name · since 1911
Elitha
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Elitha, peaking in 1911. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
22 girls have been named Elitha since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elitha has been recorded 22 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1978.
- #44,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elitha ranks #44,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #44,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elitha's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elitha splits its recorded history at 1965: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1911 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1978
- Peak year (1911)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Elitha by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (6 births, 27% of the file).
1910s was Elitha's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Elitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Elitha's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elitha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1911)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1911–1978 (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 Elitha 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.