Elida
Elida was the 4204th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 618th; the most babies were born in 1946 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved down 36 places. More babies were named Elida in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,204 girls, down 744 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1946141 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,776babies recorded
Elida popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,204 | 34 |
| 2020 | #3,460 | 44 |
| 2010 | #3,906 | 39 |
| 2000 | #2,826 | 51 |
| 1990 | #1,913 | 73 |
| 1980 | #1,589 | 73 |
| 1970 | #1,439 | 72 |
| 1960 | #1,222 | 80 |
| 1950 | #807 | 117 |
| 1940 | #764 | 84 |
| 1930 | #712 | 95 |
| 1920 | #1,197 | 41 |
| 1910 | #1,358 | 12 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elida, counting every spelling?
Elida has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elida?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elida (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elida born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elida?
About 5,100 people born in the US named Elida are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 30 and 72. That makes Elida mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elida by state
How common Elida was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.4×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elida: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elida, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elida
How popular is the name Elida?
Elida was the 4204th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 618th; the most babies were born in 1946 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved down 36 places. More babies were named Elida in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Elida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elida in the US.
Where is Elida most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elida was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.