Girls' name · since 1988
Elyza
Elyza has 1,349 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,130 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,980 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,349
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elyza is the #2980 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,349 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Elyza recorded 1,349 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #2980 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #6,130 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,980 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,349 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elyza ranks #6,130 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,980 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,349 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,130 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,980 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,349
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elyza's 1,349 recorded births place it above 91.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elyza compares
1,349 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elyza's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elyza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,349 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elyza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elyza's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 79, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elyza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Elyza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (571 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Elyza's strongest decade.
571 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Elyza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
297 births
- 2010s
2010s
571 births
- 2020s
2020s
386 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 571 births (42% of all-time use).
How Elyza 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 Elyza's total volume
Elyza by state
Where Elyza concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 155 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 114 | 8.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
155 of 1,349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Elyza appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elyza's data
- Elyza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (571 total births) through the 2020s (386) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elyzas (155 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Elyza
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elyza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Elyza 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.