Recorded 2007–2014 Girls' name Peak 2014 12 births

Elsah — girls' name

12 babies named Elsah in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s7
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Elsah was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

7 babies were named Elsah in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elsah

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Elsah between 2007 and 2014, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elsah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elsah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elsah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elsah 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 12 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.

Elsah at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

12

Since 2007

8 years of records

Peak year

2014

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2007

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2014

Elsah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2007

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2014)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20142007 5

Elsah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
7 births that decade — 58% of Elsah's all-time total
2000s52010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elsah?
12 babies have been named Elsah since 2007. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2014 with 7 births.
When was Elsah most popular?
Elsah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Elsah been used?
Elsah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 8 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Elsah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elsie, Elsa, Elsy, Elspeth, 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, 2007–2014 (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.