How Many People Are Named Elida?
An estimated 4,743 people in the United States have the first name Elida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Elida peaked in popularity in 1946 with 141 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elida 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 Elida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,743
About 1 in 72,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1946
141 births
Total Registered
7,742
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elida
Elida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,742 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elida as a female name
Ranked #5,043 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 1946 (141 births)
Elida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elida span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 1,149 babies were registered. Elida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Elida by Decade
How has Elida 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.
Elida by State
Birth registrations for Elida span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Arizona, Michigan, Georgia. On average, about 726 Elidas were registered per state.
Elida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elida
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Elida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elida?
We estimate approximately 4,743 people named Elida 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 72,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Elida a common name?
Elida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,742 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elida most popular?
Elida reached peak popularity in 1946, when 141 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elida is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elida a female name?
Elida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elida Smith, Elida Johnson, Elida 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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