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Elia

Elia is currently the #970 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 263 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #1099, now it sits at #970. Looking at the full record since 1884, Elia hit its all-time high of #841 in 2024, when 321 girls were given the name. State by state, California leads the way at #556.

Rankings

2025 rank
#970
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#841
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
263
girls named Elia

Elia popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.011%0.016%0.021%18801900192019401960198020002020#841 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Elia is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025NH—Washington: #617 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#617Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #1165 (12 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1165Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025IA—Illinois: #852 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#852Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #1134 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1134Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025CT—California: #556 (58 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CA#556Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025UT—Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025DE—Arizona: #632 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AZ#632New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025NM—Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025AR—Tennessee: #888 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#888North Carolina: #1138 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1138South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elia in 2025HI—Texas: #762 (39 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#762Florida: #825 (19 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#825
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kansas (#578), California (#556), Arizona (#632)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Elia in the most recent year of SSA data.

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