How Many People Are Named Eilah?
An estimated 212 people in the United States have the first name Eilah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Eilah peaked in popularity in 2020 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eilah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Eilah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
212
About 1 in 1,616,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2020
28 births
Total Registered
213
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eilah
Eilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 213 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Eilah as a female name
Ranked #6,434 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (28 births)
Eilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eilah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 117 babies were registered. Eilah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Eilah by Decade
How has Eilah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Eilah by State
Eilah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eilah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eilah?
We estimate approximately 212 people named Eilah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,616,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Eilah a common name?
Eilah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 213 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eilah most popular?
Eilah reached peak popularity in 2020, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eilah is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eilah a female name?
Eilah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eilah Smith, Eilah Johnson, Eilah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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