Elite
The Story of Elite
As a girl name
Elite first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2018, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 6 births, good for #13,787 nationwide. About 55% of every Elite on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Elite last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Elite as a boy name dates back to 2012, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Elite — #6,889 in the national rankings. About 71% of every Elite on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Elite last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 66 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Elite
Phonetically similar names — useful when Elite is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Elate
- Alit
- Elute
- Ilit
- Illite
- Ilat
- Elit
- Alot
- Delete
- Alight
- Elude
- Illy
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Elite
Elite is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Elite's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Elite's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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