Girls' name · since 1976

Elpida

Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Elpida, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#44,672 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 1976
2000s
peak decade

Elpida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1976.

Elpida has 22 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2001.

  • #44,672 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 22 born since 1976
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elpida ranks #44,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.

#44,672 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 1976
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elpida's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Elpida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Elpida's full recorded timeline at 2000, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Elpida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1976198220002001 5

Elpida by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).

2000s was Elpida's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Elpida births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elpida? ▼
Since 1976, Social Security records show 22 babies named Elpida. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #44,672 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2001. Its busiest year on record was 1976, with 7 births.
Where does Elpida sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elpida ranks #44,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elpida most popular? ▼
Elpida was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Elpida been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Elpida since 1976 -- 26 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Elpida? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elpidia, Elpha, Elphie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elpida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–2001 (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 Elpida 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.