Girls' name · since 1898
Elora
Elora has 8,811 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #354 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,811
- born since 1898
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elora is the #354 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 8,811 recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Elora recorded 8,811 times among girls since 1898, holding rank #354 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #1,820 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #354 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,811 born since 1898
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elora ranks #1,820 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #354 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,811 born since 1898, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #354 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,811
- born since 1898
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elora's 8,811 recorded births place it above 97.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elora compares
8,811 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Elora's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,811 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 861 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elora's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 861, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 861
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Elora by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (4,061 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Elora's strongest decade.
4,061 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Elora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 50
1910s
50 births
- 1920s 88
1920s
88 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 133
1980s
133 births
- 1990s 620
1990s
620 births
- 2000s 1,041
2000s
1,041 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,656 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,061 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 4,061 births (46% of all-time use).
How Elora 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 Elora's total volume
Elora by state
Where Elora concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 861 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 762 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 417 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 354 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Washington | | 297 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 244 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 233 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 229 | 2.6% |
861 of 8,811 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Elora appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elora's data
- California records the most Eloras (861 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Elora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Elora 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.