Girls' name · since 1880
Elmina
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 834 babies named Elmina, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,370 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 834
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elmina is the #8370 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 834 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elmina has been recorded 834 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #8370 nationally and more common than 52% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #8,512 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,370 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 834 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elmina ranks #8,512 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,370 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 834 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,370 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 834
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elmina's 834 recorded births place it above 88.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Elmina compares
834 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Elmina's all-time total is 122% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elmina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 834 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elmina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elmina splits its recorded history at 1935: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elmina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Elmina by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (170 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Elmina's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Elmina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 39
1880s
39 births
- 1890s 60
1890s
60 births
- 1900s 55
1900s
55 births
- 1910s
1910s
170 births
- 1920s
1920s
144 births
- 1930s
1930s
88 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 170 births (20% of all-time use).
How Elmina 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 Elmina's total volume
Elmina by state
Where Elmina concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 834 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elmina's data
- Elmina's decade-level peak was the 1910s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Elminas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Elmina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Elmina 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.