Girls' name · since 1889
Elsia
Elsia has 414 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
414 girls have been named Elsia since 1889, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elsia has been recorded 414 times among girls since 1889, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1987.
- #13,242 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 414 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elsia ranks #13,242 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elsia's 414 recorded births place it above 81.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Elsia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elsia's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elsia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1987
- Peak year (1924)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Elsia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (114 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Elsia's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Elsia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
75 births
- 1920s
1920s
114 births
- 1930s
1930s
92 births
- 1940s
1940s
78 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 114 births (28% of all-time use).
Elsia by state
Where Elsia concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 414 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elsia's data
- Elsia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Elsias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elsia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1889–1987 (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 Elsia 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.