How Many People Are Named Elia?
people named Elia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 39,650 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,159 babies named Elia in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
343 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Italian and Dutch form of ELIJAH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Elia, 89.3% were girls and 10.7% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 94.1% of the babies were girls then and 90.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elia alive today is about 26 years old, and 64% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 42 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elia first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 2024, to 343 babies. In 2025, 304 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #841, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #970. Among boys, its best rank was #2,288, in 1982.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #970 | #3,007 |
| Best rank | #841 (2024) | #2,288 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,278 in the 2010s | #5,012 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elia were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,847 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elia was given 4.2 times as often in Texas, 2.5 times in California and 1.4 times in Arizona.
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