Eltha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Eltha

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Eltha between 1885 and 1931, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eltha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eltha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eltha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eltha 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 136 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.