How Many People Are Named Elia?
An estimated 8,102 people in the United States have the first name Elia. It is used for both genders, with 89.5% female. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Elia peaked in popularity in 2024 with 342 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elia 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 Elia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,102
About 1 in 42,305 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
89.5% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2024
342 births
Total Registered
9,853
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elia
Elia is predominantly female (89.5%), though 1,033 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Elia as a male name
Ranked #4,589 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (35 births)
Elia as a female name
Ranked #839 in 2024
320 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (320 births)
Elia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,064 babies were registered. While Elia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elia by Decade
How has Elia 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.
Elia by State
Birth registrations for Elia span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Nevada, New Mexico, Missouri. On average, about 187 Elias were registered per state.
Elia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elia
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Elia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elia?
We estimate approximately 8,102 people named Elia 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 42,305 Americans share this first name.
Is Elia a common name?
Elia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,853 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elia most popular?
Elia reached peak popularity in 2024, when 342 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elia is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elia a female name?
Elia is predominantly female. 89.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elia Smith, Elia Johnson, Elia 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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