How Many People Are Named Elite?
An estimated 76 people in the United States have the first name Elite. It is used for both genders, with 85.7% male. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Elite peaked in popularity in 2022 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elite 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 Elite paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Elite is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
76
About 1 in 4,509,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
85.7% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2022
14 births
Total Registered
77
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elite
Elite is predominantly male (85.7%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Elite as a male name
Ranked #9,212 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (12 births)
Elite as a female name
Ranked #15,987 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2018 (6 births)
Elite: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elite span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 52 babies were registered. Elite remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Elite by Decade
How has Elite 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.
Elite + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elite as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elite
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Elite: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elite?
We estimate approximately 76 people named Elite 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 4,509,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Elite a common name?
Elite is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 77 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elite most popular?
Elite reached peak popularity in 2022, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elite is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elite a male name?
Elite is predominantly male. 85.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elite Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elite Smith, Elite Johnson, Elite 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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