How Many People Are Named Elia Johnson?
There are approximately 50 people named Elia Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
50
1 in 6,855,087 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Elia: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elia. The peak year was 2024 with 342 births. The average person named Elia today is 27 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Elia
In the 2020 Census, the first name Elia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (69.68%). The next largest recorded groups were White (21.96%) and Black (3.88%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Elia in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Elia rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Johnson Surname
The surname Johnson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Johnson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Elia" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Johnson" appears at a rate of 621.69 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Elia are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 50 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Elia Johnson: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Elia Johnson?
We estimate approximately 50 people named Elia Johnson are alive in the United States today. The first name Elia is shared by 8,102 Americans, and the surname Johnson is shared by 2,130,885.
How rare is the name Elia Johnson?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans. The first name Elia is rare and the surname Johnson is very common.
Is Elia a male or female name?
Elia is predominantly female, with 10.5% of bearers being male and 89.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 2024 and the average bearer today is 27 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Elia?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Elia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (69.68%). The next largest recorded groups were White (21.96%) and Black (3.88%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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