Girls' name · since 1881
Elta
1,415 babies named Elta in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,415
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,415 recorded since 1881.
Elta has 1,415 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2021.
- #5,923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,415 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elta ranks #5,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,415 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,415
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elta's 1,415 recorded births place it above 91.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Elta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elta's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2021
- Peak year (1915)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Elta by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (319 births, 23% of the file).
1910s was Elta's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Elta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 77
1880s
77 births
- 1890s
1890s
162 births
- 1900s
1900s
166 births
- 1910s
1910s
319 births
- 1920s
1920s
313 births
- 1930s
1930s
196 births
- 1940s
1940s
131 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 319 births (23% of all-time use).
How Elta 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 Elta's total volume
Elta by state
Where Elta concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 61 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
61 of 1,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Elta's data
- Elta's decade-level peak was the 1910s (319 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Eltas (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Elta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1881–2021 (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 Elta 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.