Total births
52
Girls' name · since 2000
Elnaz
52 babies named Elnaz in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12787
- among girls today
- 52
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Elnaz currently ranks #12787 among girls' names in America, with 52 babies recorded since 2000.
Elnaz has 52 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12787 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #12787 among girls today
- 52 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Elnaz is currently the #12787 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 52 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12787
- among girls today
- 52
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Elnaz vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12787
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
88% of everyone ever named Elnaz was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
11 babies were named Elnaz in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Elnaz compares
52 16th percentile among 17,726 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
Elnaz's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elnaz | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Elnaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elnaz splits its recorded history at 2022: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elnaz at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#12,787
Active since
2000
Elnaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Elnaz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Elnaz's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Elnaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 46 births (88% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elnaz? ▼
Since 2000, Social Security records show 52 babies named Elnaz. Today it holds rank #12787 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 11 births.
When was Elnaz most popular? ▼
Elnaz was most popular in the 2020s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Elnaz been used? ▼
Records for Elnaz go back to 2000, giving 26 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Elnaz? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elnora, Elna, Elnor, Elnore, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Elnaz
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Elnor Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elnaz: #12787 Girls' Name - 52 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elnaz. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elnaz 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 June 2026.