Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Elia

Gender Unisex · 89% girls Rank 2025 #970 Trend ↑ Rising 37%
Rank 2025
#970
among girls · ↓129 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
304
named Elia · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,111
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
343 babies
All-time total
10,159
#1,780 all-time among girls
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Elia popularity over time

10,159 babies have been named Elia since 1884, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 27 – 27 3 – #973
1890s 61 – 61 6 +126% #941
1900s 67 – 67 7 +10% #1,039
1910s 177 11 188 19 +181% #1,231
1920s 336 52 388 39 +106% #1,162
1930s 383 37 420 42 +8% #1,042
1940s 421 29 450 45 +7% #1,169
1950s 577 33 610 61 +36% #1,166
1960s 474 47 521 52 -15% #1,456
1970s 528 101 629 63 +21% #1,487
1980s 572 122 694 69 +10% #1,718
1990s 744 112 856 86 +23% #1,607
2000s 1,126 157 1,283 128 +50% #1,377
2010s 1,876 188 2,064 206 +61% #1,073
2020s (to 2025) 1,715 186 1,901 317 +54% #841

Where Elia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 275 0.17 outside top 500
2027 286 0.18 outside top 500
2028 295 0.18 outside top 500
2029 304 0.19 outside top 500
2030 311 0.19 outside top 500

Where Elia is most popular

Girls named Elia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.184 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Washington, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Elia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 313 0.372 +102%
Washington 47 0.325 +77%
Arizona 44 0.314 +70%
Texas 231 0.287 +56%
Colorado 32 0.287 +56%
Oregon 18 0.276 +50%
Massachusetts 28 0.232 +26%
New York 82 0.207 +13%
Florida 87 0.203 +10%
Michigan 35 0.192 ≈ national
Illinois 43 0.188 ≈ national
Virginia 30 0.176 ≈ national
New Jersey 31 0.172 -7%
Ohio 40 0.169 -8%
Connecticut 9 0.155 -16%
Minnesota 15 0.139 -24%
Oklahoma 10 0.136 -26%
Tennessee 20 0.126 -31%
Utah 10 0.120 -35%
North Carolina 26 0.114 -38%
Pennsylvania 25 0.106 -43%
Georgia 22 0.097 -47%
Kansas 5 0.087 -53%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -63%
Indiana 7 0.050 -73%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -74%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Elia

Elia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #970 in 2025 with 263 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 10,159 American babies have been named Elia, about 89% girls and 11% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 343 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Elia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elia?

The median living Elia is about 18 years old; half are between 7 and 43. An estimated 8,700 people named Elia are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Elia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 263 #970 41 #3,008
2024 321 #841 22 #4,600
2023 308 #873 32 #3,585
2022 294 #919 35 #3,356
2021 307 #885 28 #3,842
2020 222 #1,101 28 #3,749
2019 235 #1,073 19 #5,013
2018 216 #1,133 24 #4,265
2017 233 #1,089 23 #4,363
2016 195 #1,252 20 #4,832
2015 200 #1,234 18 #5,118
2014 177 #1,334 23 #4,299
2013 154 #1,451 16 #5,461
2012 138 #1,577 16 #5,550
2011 181 #1,303 17 #5,267
2010 147 #1,522 12 #6,796
2009 160 #1,455 11 #7,351
2008 135 #1,658 15 #5,850
2007 176 #1,377 17 #5,266
2006 96 #2,053 19 #4,738
2005 107 #1,821 13 #5,969
2004 102 #1,858 16 #5,075
2003 112 #1,702 16 #4,880
2002 84 #2,052 17 #4,561
2001 81 #2,067 20 #4,012
2000 73 #2,179 13 #5,375
1995 74 #1,889 11 #5,243
1990 93 #1,607 16 #3,656
1985 57 #1,933 12 #3,656
1980 56 #1,919 14 #3,147
1975 69 #1,487 11 #3,301
1970 46 #1,885 8 #3,611
1965 40 #1,808 – –
1960 51 #1,567 5 #4,196
1955 72 #1,175 6 #3,619
1950 63 #1,166 – –
1945 43 #1,217 6 #3,099
1940 30 #1,380 – –
1935 44 #1,042 6 #3,365
1930 40 #1,181 8 #3,103
1925 41 #1,213 5 #4,393
1920 35 #1,319 10 #2,826
1915 28 #1,348 5 #3,996
1910 14 #1,231 – –
1905 6 #1,764 – –
1900 10 #1,253 – –
1895 8 #1,221 – –
1890 6 #1,252 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Elia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Greek-American theatre director and filmmaker (1909–2003) Contemporary
  2. 2 Elia Suleiman Elia Suleiman Palestinian film director (born 1960) Contemporary
  3. 3 Elia Viviani Elia Viviani Italian cyclist (born 1989) Contemporary
  4. 4 Elia Levita Renaissance Hebrew grammarian, scholar and poet (1469–1549) Medieval
  5. 5 Elia Abu Madi Elia Abu Madi Lebanese-American poet (1890–1957) 19th century
  6. 6 Elia Dalla Costa Elia Dalla Costa Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal 1872–1961 · 19th century
  7. 7 Elia Millosevich Elia Millosevich Italian astronomer 1848–1919 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Elia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Elia?

The median living Elia is about 18 years old. Half of all living Elias are between 7 and 43 years old.

How many people named Elia are alive today?

An estimated 8,700 people named Elia are alive in the United States, based on 10,159 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Elia in 2025?

Elia ranked #970 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 263 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elia?

10,159 babies have been named Elia in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elia most popular?

Elia peaked in 2024, when 343 newborns received the name.

Is Elia a boy or girl name?

Elia is used for both: about 89% of babies named Elia have been girls and 11% boys.

Is the name Elia rising or falling?

Elia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Elia become more popular?

Elia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 311 girls named Elia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Elia?

Well-known people named Elia include Elia Kazan (film director), Elia Suleiman (film director), Elia Viviani (cyclist).

Names like Elia

Names that sound and feel close to Elia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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