Elah
#12,772 most common girls' name of all time · #21,144 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1905–2025
Rank among girls
#12,772
Rank overall
#21,144 of 105,966
First appeared
1905
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
390
Since 2016
190
Peak year
2015 #4,306
Best rank
#2,196 1905
Girls
Boys
peak 33/yr
Elah first appears in 1905. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | — | 33 | #4,279 |
| 2024 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,291 |
| 2023 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,658 |
| 2022 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,483 |
| 2021 | 26 | — | 26 | #4,979 |
| 2020 | 20 | — | 20 | #5,879 |
| 2019 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,440 |
| 2018 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,791 |
| 2017 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,562 |
| 2016 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,681 |
| 2015 | 33 | — | 33 | #4,306 |
| 2014 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,085 |
| 2013 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,177 |
| 2012 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,236 |
| 2011 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,592 |
| 2010 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,942 |
| 2009 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,486 |
| 2008 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,821 |
| 2007 | 18 | — | 18 | #7,119 |
| 2006 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,682 |
| 2005 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,083 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,252 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,126 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | 6 | #3,960 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | 5 | #2,196 |