Elida: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,204

among girls · ↑851 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Elida · +31% vs 2024

How common

1 in 47,273

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1946

141 babies

All-time total

7,776

#1,939 all-time among girls

First recorded

1886

in Social Security records

Elida popularity over time

7,776 babies have been named Elida since 1886, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	11	1	–	#1,154
1890s	66	7	+500%	#973
1900s	72	7	+9%	#1,285
1910s	237	24	+229%	#1,130
1920s	634	63	+168%	#685
1930s	962	96	+52%	#618
1940s	1,149	115	+19%	#669
1950s	1,042	104	-9%	#801
1960s	671	67	-36%	#1,222
1970s	625	63	-7%	#1,420
1980s	600	60	-4%	#1,562
1990s	620	62	+3%	#1,913
2000s	494	49	-20%	#2,469
2010s	383	38	-22%	#3,563
2020s (to 2025)	210	35	-9%	#3,460

Where Elida 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	33	0.02	outside top 500
2027	33	0.02	outside top 500
2028	33	0.02	outside top 500
2029	32	0.02	outside top 500
2030	32	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Elida

Elida is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,204 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1886, 7,776 American babies have been named Elida. Its peak came in 1946, when 141 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1940s.

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 Elida stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elida?

The median living Elida is about 52 years old; half are between 30 and 72. An estimated 5,400 people named Elida are alive in the United States today.

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

Elida year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	34	#4,204
2024	26	#5,055
2023	40	#3,788
2022	35	#4,139
2021	31	#4,436
2020	44	#3,460
2019	43	#3,566
2018	32	#4,380
2017	42	#3,649
2016	39	#3,872
2015	35	#4,168
2014	23	#5,671
2013	43	#3,594
2012	43	#3,660
2011	44	#3,563
2010	39	#3,906
2009	41	#3,818
2008	48	#3,442
2007	46	#3,548
2006	52	#3,192
2005	48	#3,225
2004	49	#3,142
2003	44	#3,311
2002	52	#2,865
2001	63	#2,469
2000	51	#2,826
1995	63	#2,133
1990	73	#1,913
1985	55	#1,980
1980	73	#1,589
1975	70	#1,463
1970	72	#1,439
1965	63	#1,392
1960	80	#1,222
1955	93	#1,044
1950	117	#807
1945	112	#701
1940	84	#764
1935	110	#618
1930	95	#712
1925	71	#878
1920	41	#1,197
1915	33	#1,205
1910	12	#1,358
1905	8	#1,456
1900	–	–
1895	8	#1,222
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Elida?

The median living Elida is about 52 years old. Half of all living Elidas are between 30 and 72 years old.

How many people named Elida are alive today?

An estimated 5,400 people named Elida are alive in the United States, based on 7,776 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Elida mean?

Elida or Élida is a given name.

How popular is the name Elida in 2025?

Elida ranked #4,204 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elida?

7,776 babies have been named Elida in the United States since 1886, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elida most popular?

Elida peaked in 1946, when 141 newborns received the name.

Is Elida a boy or girl name?

Elida is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Elida rising or falling?

Elida has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Elida become more popular?

Elida looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Elida in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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