Recorded 1921–1959 Girls' name Peak 1921 28 births

Elrita — girls' name

28 babies named Elrita in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121940s111950s5
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Elrita was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7 babies were named Elrita in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elrita

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Elrita between 1921 and 1959, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elrita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elrita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elrita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elrita 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 28 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.

Elrita at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

28

Since 1921

39 years of records

Peak year

1921

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1921

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1959

Elrita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1921

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19591947194519251921 7

Elrita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 43% of Elrita's all-time total
1920s121940s111950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elrita?
28 babies have been named Elrita since 1921. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1921 with 7 births.
When was Elrita most popular?
Elrita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Elrita been used?
Elrita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 39 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Elrita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elroi, Elrose, Elrene, Elrena, and 3 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, 1921–1959 (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.