Recorded 1950–1989 Girls' name Peak 1971 575 births

Elonda — girls' name

575 babies named Elonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s411960s1861970s2561980s92
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Elonda was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

33 babies were named Elonda in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 575 babies named Elonda between 1950 and 1989, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elonda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Elonda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elonda 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 575 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.

Elonda at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

575

Since 1950

40 years of records

Peak year

1971

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1950

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1989

Elonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1950

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1971)
33
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
010203040 19891983197819731968196319581950 5

Elonda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
256 births that decade — 45% of Elonda's all-time total
1950s411960s1861970s2561980s92

Elonda by state

Where Elonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Elonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
24 4.2%
#2 California
12 2.1%
#3 New York
6 1.0%
Illinois share of Elonda's total US births 4.2%
Even split

24 of 575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elonda?
575 babies have been named Elonda since 1950. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1971 with 33 births.
When was Elonda most popular?
Elonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Elonda most popular?
The top states for the name Elonda are Illinois (24 births), California (12 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Elonda been used?
Elonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 40 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Elonda?
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.

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, 1950–1989 (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.