Girls' name · since 1885
Eltha
Eltha has 136 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1885
- 1910s
- peak decade
136 girls have been named Eltha since 1885, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eltha has been recorded 136 times among girls since 1885, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1931.
- #23,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 136 born since 1885
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eltha ranks #23,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1885, peaking in the 1910s.
- #23,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1885
- 1910s
- peak decade
Eltha's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eltha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eltha's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eltha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1931
- Peak year (1922)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Eltha by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (62 births, 46% of the file).
1910s was Eltha's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Eltha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
62 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 62 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Eltha's data
- Eltha's decade-level peak was the 1910s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eltha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1885–1931 (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 Eltha 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.