Eloah
Girl name · #4454 in 2025 · Uniqueness 57/100
Eloah is currently the #4454 girl name in the United States — 32 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2017. Roughly one in every 56,250 girls born in 2025 was named Eloah.
Babies named Eloah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 8-year story
Eloah first appears in the Social Security records in 2017, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 46 babies and a rank of #3395. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Eloah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Eloah in class?
Eloah scores 57 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Eloah is most common
State-level data for Eloah is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Eloah
Statistically, parents drawn to Eloah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Koah, Emunah, Seylah, Elayah, and Saylah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Eloah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4352 |
| 2024 | 46 | #3395 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4999 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5028 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4719 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6083 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5163 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7100 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14124 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Eloah a popular girl name?
Eloah ranked #4454 among girls in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Eloah most popular?
Eloah peaked in 2024, when 46 American girls received the name (ranked #3395 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Eloah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American girls was named Eloah. It scores 57/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.