Girls' name · since 1893
Elodia
Since 1893, U.S. Social Security records show 1,813 babies named Elodia, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,133 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,813
- born since 1893
- 1940s
- peak decade
Elodia currently ranks #10133 among girls' names in America, with 1,813 babies recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elodia has been recorded 1,813 times among girls since 1893, currently ranked #10133 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #5,029 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,133 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,813 born since 1893
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elodia ranks #5,029 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,133 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,813 born since 1893, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,133 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,813
- born since 1893
- 1940s
- peak decade
Elodia's 1,813 recorded births place it above 93.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elodia compares
1,813 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
Elodia's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elodia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,813 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elodia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elodia splits its recorded history at 1958: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elodia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Elodia by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (311 births, 17% of the file).
1940s was Elodia's strongest decade.
311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Elodia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 29
1900s
29 births
- 1910s 87
1910s
87 births
- 1920s
1920s
310 births
- 1930s
1930s
303 births
- 1940s
1940s
311 births
- 1950s
1950s
202 births
- 1960s
1960s
145 births
- 1970s 117
1970s
117 births
- 1980s 104
1980s
104 births
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 311 births (17% of all-time use).
How Elodia 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 Elodia's total volume
Elodia by state
Where Elodia concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 939 | 51.8% |
| #2 | California | | 134 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 10 | 0.6% |
939 of 1,813 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Elodia's data
- Elodia's decade-level peak was the 1940s (311 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elodias (939 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 Elodia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Elodia 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.