Elide
To elude or escape from.
Name Census estimates that about 115 living Americans carry the first name Elide. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Elide today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elide births was 1994 (73 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elide. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
115
~ 1 in 2,980,473 Americans
Peak year
1994
73 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2000 SSA rank
#13,675
Tracked since 1993
Census
Elide in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 428 people with the first name Elide, which placed it at #23,034 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,034
National first-name rank
People counted
428
428 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
72.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elide
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elide is Hispanic at 72.9%. The next largest groups are White (18.2%) and Black (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elide described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Elide at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino72.9% · 312
- White18.2% · 78
- Black or African American7.9% · 34
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Elide: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elide from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 113 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elide by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Elide during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Elides live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, New York, Arizona recorded the most babies named Elide, while Texas, Arizona, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Elide
The name Elide originated from the Greek language and culture during the classical era. It is derived from the Greek verb "elaunein," meaning "to drive" or "to impel." The name may have been associated with driving chariots or other modes of transportation in ancient times.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Elide can be found in the works of ancient Greek philosophers and historians. Elide was mentioned as the name of a minor character in Plato's dialogues, suggesting the name was in use during the 4th century BCE.
In Greek mythology, Elide was the name of a nymph who was one of the attendants of the goddess Artemis. This connection with the goddess of the hunt and the wilderness further reinforces the potential link between the name and the concept of movement or driving.
During the Byzantine era, Elide was the name of a notable scholar and philosopher from the 6th century CE. Elide of Alexandria made significant contributions to the field of mathematics and was known for her commentaries on the works of the ancient Greek mathematician Diophantus.
In the Middle Ages, Elide was the name of a French noblewoman who lived in the 12th century. Lady Elide of Champagne was a prominent figure in the courtly love tradition and was celebrated for her beauty and intelligence by the troubadours of the time.
Another famous bearer of the name Elide was an Italian Renaissance painter from the 15th century. Elide Greco, born in Siena around 1445, was known for her religious paintings and her work as an illuminator of manuscripts.
The name Elide has also been associated with various literary figures throughout history. In the 19th century, Elide was the name of a character in the novel "The Mill on the Floss" by George Eliot, published in 1860.
People
Elide + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Elide as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Elide: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elide?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 115 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elide going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,980,473 US residents.
Is Elide a common name?
We classify Elide as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 119 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elide most popular?
The single biggest year for Elide was 1994, when 73 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elide is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Elide in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 428 people with the name Elide, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,034 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Elide in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Elide?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elide leans strongly female. 406 people counted with this name were female (94.9%), compared with 22 male bearers (5.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Elide?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elide is Hispanic at 72.9%. The next largest groups are White (18.2%) and Black (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Elide most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Elide in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.9% (312 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Elide in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elide a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elide in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Elide still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elide in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Elide can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Elide?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Elide at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.