Recorded 1911–1978 Girls' name Peak 1911 22 births

Elitha — girls' name

22 babies named Elitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1911. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s51960s61970s5
1910s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Elitha was born in this single decade.

1911
Single peak year

6 babies were named Elitha in 1911 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Elitha between 1911 and 1978, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1911, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elitha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elitha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elitha 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 22 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.

Elitha at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

22

Since 1911

68 years of records

Peak year

1911

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1911

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 1978

Elitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1911

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1911)
6
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
4.555.566.5 1978196519281911 6

Elitha by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 27% of Elitha's all-time total
1910s61920s51960s61970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elitha?
22 babies have been named Elitha since 1911. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1911 with 6 births.
When was Elitha most popular?
Elitha was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1911.
How long has the name Elitha been used?
Elitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 68 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Elitha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elizabeth, Elise, Eliza, Eliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1911–1978 (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.