US rank #5968 Girls' name Peak 1946 1,125 births

Elona — #5968 US girls' name

1,125 babies named Elona in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s511920s331930s271940s1391950s1201960s1031970s901980s471990s962000s1522010s1892020s78
#5968
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Elona was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

39 babies were named Elona in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elona

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,125 babies named Elona between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elona currently holds the #5968 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elona performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 189 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Elona shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elona in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elona 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 1,125 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.

Elona at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,125

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

1946

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,968

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1946)
39
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
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Elona by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
189 births that decade — 17% of Elona's all-time total
1910s511920s331930s271940s1391950s1201960s1031970s901980s471990s962000s1522010s1892020s78

Elona by state

Where Elona concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.4%
California share of Elona's total US births 0.4%

5 of 1,125 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elona?
1,125 babies have been named Elona since 1913. It currently ranks #5968 among girls. The peak year was 1946 with 39 births.
When was Elona most popular?
Elona was most popular in the 2010s decade with 189 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Elona most popular?
The top states for the name Elona are California (5 births).
How long has the name Elona been used?
Elona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eloise, Elouise, Elora, Eloisa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1913–2024 (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.