Recorded 1919–1930 Girls' name Peak 1922 21 births

Elneta — girls' name

21 babies named Elneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s111930s5
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Elneta was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Elneta in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elneta

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Elneta between 1919 and 1930, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elneta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elneta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elneta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elneta 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 21 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.

Elneta at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

21

Since 1919

12 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1919

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1930

Elneta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1919

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Elneta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 52% of Elneta's all-time total
1910s51920s111930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elneta?
21 babies have been named Elneta since 1919. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Elneta most popular?
Elneta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Elneta been used?
Elneta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 12 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Elneta?
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.

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, 1919–1930 (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.