Girls' name · since 1921
Ellia
Ellia has 1,773 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,443 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,773
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ellia is the #2443 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,773 recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Ellia recorded 1,773 times among girls since 1921, holding rank #2443 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #5,111 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,443 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,773 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellia ranks #5,111 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,443 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,773 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,443 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,773
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellia's 1,773 recorded births place it above 92.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ellia compares
1,773 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Ellia's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,773 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellia splits its recorded history at 2008: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 123 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Ellia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (818 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Ellia's strongest decade.
818 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ellia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
354 births
- 2010s
2010s
818 births
- 2020s
2020s
545 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 818 births (46% of all-time use).
How Ellia 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 Ellia's total volume
Ellia by state
Where Ellia concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 250 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 123 | 6.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 77 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 42 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 38 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 28 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 27 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.2% |
250 of 1,773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Ellia appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ellia's data
- Ellia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (818 total births) through the 2020s (545) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ellias (250 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 Ellia: 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 (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Ellia 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.