US rank #2026 Girls' name Peak 2017 1,699 births

Ellia — #2026 US girls' name

1,699 babies named Ellia in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2026
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Ellia was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

123 babies were named Ellia in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,699 babies named Ellia between 1921 and 2024, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellia currently holds the #2026 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 123 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 818 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ellia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 233 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ellia in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellia 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 1,699 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.

Ellia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,699

Since 1921

104 years of records

Peak year

2017

123 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,026

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1921

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ellia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1921

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
123
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
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Ellia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
818 births that decade — 48% of Ellia's all-time total
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Ellia by state

Where Ellia concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ellia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
233 13.7%
#2 Texas
116 6.8%
#3 New York
77 4.5%
#4 Florida
42 2.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
38 2.2%
#6 Illinois
28 1.6%
#7 Ohio
27 1.6%
#8 Michigan
21 1.2%
California share of Ellia's total US births 13.7%
Even split

233 of 1,699 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Ellia appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellia?
1,699 babies have been named Ellia since 1921. It currently ranks #2026 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 123 births.
When was Ellia most popular?
Ellia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 818 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Ellia most popular?
The top states for the name Ellia are California (233 births), Texas (116 births), New York (77 births).
How long has the name Ellia been used?
Ellia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 104 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ellia?
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.

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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, 1921–2024 (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.