Unisex name · since 1993
Eliya
Eliya has 836 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,022 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 836
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eliya currently ranks #4022 among unisex names in America, with 836 babies recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliya has been recorded 836 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #4022 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #8,499 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,022 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 836 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliya ranks #8,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,022 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 836 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,022 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 836
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eliya's 836 recorded births place it above 88.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eliya compares
836 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eliya's all-time total is 122% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 836 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eliya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eliya's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eliya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Eliya popularity over time - boys
196 total births recorded since 2002 (Eliya as boys' name)
Eliya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (330 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Eliya's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Eliya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s
2010s
330 births
- 2020s
2020s
222 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 330 births (39% of all-time use).
How Eliya 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 Eliya's total volume
Eliya by state
Where Eliya concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 95 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 22 | 2.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.2% |
95 of 836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Eliya's data
- Eliya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (330 total births) through the 2020s (222) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eliyas (95 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 Eliya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Eliya 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.