Total births
10
Girls' name · since 1929
Eljean
Eljean has 10 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 10
- total births
- 1929–1934
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Eljean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1929.
Eljean has 10 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1934.
- 10 total births
- 1929–1934 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Eljean since 1929, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1934.
- 10
- total births
- 1929–1934
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Eljean was born in this single decade.
1929
Single peak year
5 babies were named Eljean in 1929 - its busiest year on record.
Eljean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eljean's SSA record in two at 1934 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 1929, with only 5 births recorded.
Eljean at a glance
Last recorded 1934Peak year
1929
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1929
Eljean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1934
- Peak year (1929)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Eljean by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Eljean's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Eljean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Eljean? ▼
Eljean has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1929, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1934. 5 babies were born in 1929, its single highest year.
When was Eljean most popular? ▼
Eljean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Eljean been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Eljean since 1929 -- 6 years through the most recent 1934 data.
What to do with Eljean's data
- Eljean's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1929–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Eljean: Baby Name Since 1929 - 10 Births, Peak 1929." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eljean. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Eljean 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 July 2026.