Total births
49
Girls' name · since 2016
Pelia
Pelia has 49 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17019
- among girls today
- 49
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Pelia currently ranks #17019 among girls' names in America, with 49 babies recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pelia has been recorded 49 times among girls since 2016, currently ranked #17019 nationally and more common than 4% of girls, 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 2016 to 2025.
- #17019 among girls today
- 49 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Pelia is currently the #17019 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 49 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17019
- among girls today
- 49
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Pelia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17019
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
73% of everyone ever named Pelia was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
10 babies were named Pelia in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Pelia compares
49 15th percentile among 17,726 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
Pelia's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pelia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Pelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pelia splits its recorded history at 2021: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pelia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#17,019
Active since
2016
Pelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Pelia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Pelia's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Pelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 36 births (73% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pelia? ▼
Pelia has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #17019 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Pelia most popular? ▼
Pelia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Pelia been used? ▼
Pelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 10 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Pelia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pelagia, Pella, Pelin, Pele, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Pelia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pelia: #17019 Girls' Name - 49 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pelia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Pelia 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 July 2026.