Elia
- #970 for girls in 2025, 263 births
- #2,991 for boys in 2025, 41 births
- Given to girls 89.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 321 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 9,084since 1884
Elia over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #970 | 263 | #2,991 | 41 |
| 2024 | #841 | 321 | #4,571 | 22 |
| 2023 | #871 | 308 | #3,566 | 32 |
| 2022 | #919 | 294 | #3,344 | 35 |
| 2021 | #884 | 307 | #3,814 | 28 |
| 2020 | #1,099 | 222 | #3,734 | 28 |
| 2019 | #1,073 | 235 | #4,951 | 19 |
| 2018 | #1,130 | 216 | #4,226 | 24 |
| 2017 | #1,087 | 233 | #4,331 | 23 |
| 2016 | #1,252 | 195 | #4,776 | 20 |
| 2015 | #1,234 | 200 | #5,058 | 18 |
| 2014 | #1,333 | 177 | #4,263 | 23 |
| 2013 | #1,451 | 154 | #5,404 | 16 |
| 2012 | #1,575 | 138 | #5,482 | 16 |
| 2011 | #1,301 | 181 | #5,200 | 17 |
| 2010 | #1,521 | 147 | #6,698 | 12 |
| 2009 | #1,450 | 160 | #7,236 | 11 |
| 2008 | #1,657 | 135 | #5,767 | 15 |
| 2007 | #1,370 | 176 | #5,210 | 17 |
| 2006 | #2,050 | 96 | #4,675 | 19 |
| 2005 | #1,819 | 107 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #1,855 | 102 | #5,007 | 16 |
| 2003 | #1,702 | 112 | #4,815 | 16 |
| 2002 | #2,046 | 84 | #4,502 | 17 |
| 2001 | #2,064 | 81 | #3,974 | 20 |
| 2000 | #2,174 | 73 | #5,297 | 13 |
| 1999 | #2,258 | 66 | #7,139 | 8 |
| 1998 | #2,244 | 63 | #5,466 | 11 |
| 1997 | #1,983 | 72 | #5,288 | 11 |
| 1996 | #1,881 | 77 | #4,613 | 13 |
| 1995 | #1,880 | 74 | #5,124 | 11 |
| 1994 | #1,929 | 73 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #1,815 | 80 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #2,105 | 64 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #1,752 | 82 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #1,605 | 93 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #2,096 | 59 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #2,071 | 56 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #1,899 | 60 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #2,003 | 54 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #1,928 | 57 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #1,771 | 61 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #2,156 | 45 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #1,850 | 58 | #2,269 | 22 |
| 1981 | #1,714 | 66 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #1,904 | 56 | #3,098 | 14 |
| 1979 | #1,731 | 63 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #1,862 | 53 | #3,215 | 12 |
| 1977 | #1,801 | 56 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1976 | #1,729 | 55 | #2,826 | 14 |
| 1975 | #1,481 | 69 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #1,630 | 57 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #1,773 | 49 | #3,445 | 9 |
| 1972 | #1,989 | 40 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,064 | 40 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #1,877 | 46 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #1,591 | 56 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #1,749 | 45 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #1,881 | 39 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,548 | 52 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #1,801 | 40 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,892 | 39 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #1,715 | 45 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #1,627 | 48 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #1,454 | 59 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,561 | 51 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #1,435 | 56 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #1,379 | 59 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1957 | #1,491 | 51 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,437 | 54 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #1,175 | 72 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #1,241 | 64 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,299 | 56 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,333 | 52 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,314 | 50 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,161 | 63 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,304 | 49 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #1,461 | 40 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #1,238 | 53 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #1,276 | 46 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,213 | 43 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #1,188 | 44 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,492 | 31 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #1,195 | 44 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,166 | 41 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,374 | 30 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,265 | 34 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #1,231 | 35 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #1,116 | 41 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,267 | 32 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #1,039 | 44 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #1,047 | 44 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,123 | 39 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #1,082 | 43 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,314 | 31 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,181 | 40 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #1,159 | 41 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,290 | 35 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,423 | 32 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #1,414 | 32 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #1,210 | 41 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #1,503 | 31 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #1,350 | 34 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #1,611 | 27 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #1,577 | 28 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,312 | 35 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #1,698 | 23 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #1,645 | 24 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,431 | 27 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,339 | 28 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,450 | 11 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,207 | 14 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | — | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1884
The first year at least five girls were named Elia! It came in at #1,024, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1886, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Elia is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#556 · 1 in 2,788
- Kansas#578 · 1 in 2,362
- Washington#617 · 1 in 2,886
- Arizona#632 · 1 in 2,822
- Texas#762 · 1 in 4,116
Best ever in a state: #249 in Louisiana, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #556 | 58 | 1 in 2,788 |
| Kansas | #578 | 5 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Washington | #617 | 10 | 1 in 2,886 |
| Arizona | #632 | 10 | 1 in 2,822 |
| Texas | #762 | 39 | 1 in 4,116 |
| Indiana | #815 | 7 | 1 in 3,987 |
| Florida | #825 | 19 | 1 in 4,566 |
| Illinois | #852 | 10 | 1 in 4,433 |
| Tennessee | #888 | 7 | 1 in 4,582 |
| Colorado | #907 | 5 | 1 in 4,665 |
| Ohio | #1,134 | 7 | 1 in 6,753 |
| North Carolina | #1,138 | 7 | 1 in 6,640 |
| New York | #1,165 | 12 | 1 in 6,527 |
| Virginia | #1,180 | 5 | 1 in 6,748 |
| Michigan | #1,210 | 5 | 1 in 7,146 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 129 spots since 2024 (#841 → #970)
- 129 spots since 2020 (#1,099 → #970)
- Biggest jump: 215 spots in 2021
- Biggest drop: 129 spots in 2025
Rise & fade · girls
140 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 2024 at #841 (321 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 2021–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,047
- Highest: 1 in 5,047 girls born in 2024 were named Elia (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,111 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 20.7% of all girls named Elia (1,876) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | #937 (1887) | #986 |
| 1890s | 61 | #931 (1897) | #1,179 |
| 1900s | 67 | #1,024 (1902) | #1,583 |
| 1910s | 177 | #1,207 (1910) | #1,656 |
| 1920s | 336 | #1,159 (1929) | #1,385 |
| 1930s | 383 | #1,039 (1935) | #1,167 |
| 1940s | 421 | #1,166 (1941) | #1,291 |
| 1950s | 577 | #1,161 (1950) | #1,327 |
| 1960s | 474 | #1,454 (1961) | #1,682 |
| 1970s | 528 | #1,481 (1975) | #1,794 |
| 1980s | 572 | #1,714 (1981) | #1,939 |
| 1990s | 744 | #1,605 (1990) | #1,945 |
| 2000s | 1,126 | #1,370 (2007) | #1,819 |
| 2010s | 1,876 | #1,073 (2019) | #1,296 |
| 2020s | 1,715 | #841 (2024) | #931 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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