Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Elia*

#1,612 most common girls' name of all time · #2,778 across all names · 11% male / 89% female · used 1884–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among girls
#1,612
Rank overall
#2,778 of 105,966
First appeared
1884
Years on the list
137 of 146
All-time
10,159
Since 2016
2,866
Peak year
2024 #841
Best rank
#841 2024
Girls Boys peak 343/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Elia first appears in 1884. 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

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 263 41 304 #970
2024 321 22 343 #841
2023 308 32 340 #873
2022 294 35 329 #919
2021 307 28 335 #885
2020 222 28 250 #1,100
2019 235 19 254 #1,073
2018 216 24 240 #1,131
2017 233 23 256 #1,088
2016 195 20 215 #1,254
2015 200 18 218 #1,234
2014 177 23 200 #1,334
2013 154 16 170 #1,451
2012 138 16 154 #1,577
2011 181 17 198 #1,303
2010 147 12 159 #1,522
2009 160 11 171 #1,454
2008 135 15 150 #1,659
2007 176 17 193 #1,372
2006 96 19 115 #2,052
2005 107 13 120 #1,820
2004 102 16 118 #1,857
2003 112 16 128 #1,703
2002 84 17 101 #2,050
2001 81 20 101 #2,064
2000 73 13 86 #2,177
1999 66 8 74 #2,264
1998 63 11 74 #2,248
1997 72 11 83 #1,986
1996 77 13 90 #1,882
1995 74 11 85 #1,881
1994 73 12 85 #1,929
1993 80 16 96 #1,815
1992 64 9 73 #2,106
1991 82 5 87 #1,754
1990 93 16 109 #1,607
1989 59 10 69 #2,097
1988 56 11 67 #2,073
1987 60 7 67 #1,902
1986 54 8 62 #2,009
1985 57 12 69 #1,930
1984 61 14 75 #1,771
1983 45 11 56 #2,164
1982 58 22 80 #1,854
1981 66 13 79 #1,717
1980 56 14 70 #1,911
1979 63 13 76 #1,736
1978 53 12 65 #1,869
1977 56 13 69 #1,806
1976 55 14 69 #1,733
1975 69 11 80 #1,484
1974 57 12 69 #1,636
1973 49 9 58 #1,775
1972 40 40 #1,994
1971 40 9 49 #2,069
1970 46 8 54 #1,879
1969 56 10 66 #1,598
1968 45 6 51 #1,757
1967 39 39 #1,891
1966 52 5 57 #1,553
1965 40 40 #1,806
1964 39 6 45 #1,900
1963 45 6 51 #1,718
1962 48 9 57 #1,631
1961 59 59 #1,457
1960 51 5 56 #1,567
1959 56 10 66 #1,438
1958 59 11 70 #1,382
1957 51 51 #1,497
1956 54 6 60 #1,443
1955 72 6 78 #1,181
1954 64 64 #1,243
1953 56 56 #1,303
1952 52 52 #1,340
1951 50 50 #1,318
1950 63 63 #1,165
1949 49 6 55 #1,312
1948 40 5 45 #1,462
1947 53 7 60 #1,246
1946 46 46 #1,281
1945 43 6 49 #1,216
1944 44 44 #1,196
1943 31 5 36 #1,509
1942 44 44 #1,197
1941 41 41 #1,176
1940 30 30 #1,381
1939 34 5 39 #1,268
1938 35 6 41 #1,240
1937 41 41 #1,123
1936 32 6 38 #1,278
1935 44 6 50 #1,046
1934 44 44 #1,057
1933 39 6 45 #1,130
1932 43 43 #1,089
1931 31 31 #1,324
1930 40 8 48 #1,188
1929 41 41 #1,167
1928 35 35 #1,297
1927 32 9 41 #1,435
1926 32 9 41 #1,422
1925 41 5 46 #1,215
1924 31 7 38 #1,510
1923 34 6 40 #1,363
1922 27 6 33 #1,624
1921 28 28 #1,593
1920 35 10 45 #1,329
1919 23 6 29 #1,711
1918 24 24 #1,655
1917 27 27 #1,443
1916 19 19 #1,826
1915 28 5 33 #1,353
1914 11 11 #2,159
1913 11 11 #1,941
1912 9 9 #2,021
1911 11 11 #1,492
1910 14 14 #1,227
1909 10 10 #1,414
1908 6 6 #1,925
1907 5 5 #2,130
1906 7 7 #1,616
1905 6 6 #1,760
1904 6 6 #1,721
1903 5 5 #1,870
1902 12 12 #1,054
1900 10 10 #1,272
1899 6 6 #1,474
1897 12 12 #968
1896 10 10 #1,104
1895 8 8 #1,259
1893 6 6 #1,356
1892 6 6 #1,361
1891 7 7 #1,158
1890 6 6 #1,275
1889 7 7 #1,102
1888 8 8 #1,021
1887 7 7 #1,013
1884 5 5 #1,132