Girls' name · since 2002

Elleah

Elleah has 114 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#25,689 of 72,339
all-time among girls
114
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

114 girls have been named Elleah since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elleah has been recorded 114 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2002 to 2023.

  • #25,689 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 114 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elleah ranks #25,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#25,689 of 72,339
all-time among girls
114
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elleah's 114 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Elleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Elleah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Elleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
468101214 200220052009201120132015201720202023 5

Elleah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (69 births, 61% of the file).

2010s was Elleah's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Elleah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 69 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elleah?
114 babies have been named Elleah since 2002. All-time, it sits at #25,689 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 12 births.
Where does Elleah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elleah ranks #25,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elleah most popular?
Elleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Elleah been used?
The SSA has tracked Elleah since 2002 -- 22 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Elleah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Elliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Elleah's data

  • Elleah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Elleah

Nearby Names Like Elleah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elleah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2023 (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 Elleah 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.