Unisex name · since 1991
Elizah
Elizah has 815 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,678 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 815
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elizah currently ranks #3678 among unisex names in America, with 815 babies recorded since 1991.
Elizah has 815 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3678 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #8,624 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,678 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 815 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elizah ranks #8,624 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,678 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 815 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,678 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 815
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elizah's 815 recorded births place it above 88.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elizah compares
815 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Elizah's all-time total is 117% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elizah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 815 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elizah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elizah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elizah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Elizah popularity over time - boys
570 total births recorded since 1899 (Elizah as boys' name)
Elizah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (317 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Elizah's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Elizah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s
2010s
317 births
- 2020s
2020s
257 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 317 births (39% of all-time use).
How Elizah 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 Elizah's total volume
Elizah by state
Where Elizah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 83 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 73 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
83 of 815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Elizah's data
- Elizah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (317 total births) through the 2020s (257) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elizahs (83 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 Elizah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Elizah 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.