Girls' name · since 1883
Elna
4,478 babies named Elna in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,121 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,478
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
4,478 babies have been named Elna since 1883, making it today's #10121 girls' name.
Elna has 4,478 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10121 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, 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 1883 to 2025.
- #2,764 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,121 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,478 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elna ranks #2,764 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,121 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,478 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,121 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,478
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elna's 4,478 recorded births place it above 96.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Elna compares
4,478 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Elna's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,478 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 173 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elna's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 173, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 173
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Elna by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,167 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Elna's strongest decade.
1,167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Elna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 27
1880s
27 births
- 1890s 171
1890s
171 births
- 1900s 313
1900s
313 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,139 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,167 births
- 1930s
1930s
743 births
- 1940s 448
1940s
448 births
- 1950s 230
1950s
230 births
- 1960s 81
1960s
81 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,167 births (26% of all-time use).
How Elna 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 Elna's total volume
Elna by state
Where Elna concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 317 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 163 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 153 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 106 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 88 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 57 | 1.3% |
| #7 | California | | 54 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Nebraska | | 53 | 1.2% |
317 of 4,478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Elna appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elna's data
- Elna's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,167 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elnas (317 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Elna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Elna 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.