Girls' name · since 2021

Elu

5 babies named Elu in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#64,912 of 72,339
all-time among girls
5
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade

Elu sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 5 recorded since 2021.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elu has been recorded 5 times among girls since 2021, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2021.

  • #64,912 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 5 born since 2021
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elu ranks #64,912 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.

#64,912 of 72,339
all-time among girls
5
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Elu's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Elu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 2021 5

Elu by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Elu's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Elu births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elu?
Since 2021, Social Security records show 5 babies named Elu. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #64,912 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 5 births.
Where does Elu sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elu ranks #64,912 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elu most popular?
Elu was most popular in the 2020s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Elu been used?
The SSA has tracked Elu since 2021 -- 1 year through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Elu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eluney, Eluteria, Elunay, Elua. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2021–2021 (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 Elu 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.