Elieth
A feminine name of modern Hebrew origin meaning "my God has arrived."
Name Census estimates that about 65 living Americans carry the first name Elieth. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Elieth today is around 4 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elieth births was 2024 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elieth. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Elieth. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
65
~ 1 in 5,273,144 Americans
Peak year
2024
24 babies that year
Average age
4
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,328
Tracked since 2018
Census
Elieth in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 173 people with the first name Elieth, which placed it at #41,949 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
#41,949
National first-name rank
People counted
173
173 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
89.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elieth
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elieth is Hispanic at 89.0%. The next largest groups are White (6.9%) and Black (3.5%). 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 Elieth 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 Elieth at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino89.0% · 154
- White6.9% · 12
- Black or African American3.5% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1
Popularity
Elieth: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elieth from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 56 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elieth 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 Elieth during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Elieths live
Origin
Meaning and history of Elieth
The name Elieth is believed to have originated from the Hebrew language, with its roots tracing back to ancient biblical times. The name is thought to be derived from the Hebrew word "eliyeh," which means "my God is Yahweh" or "Yahweh is God."
Elieth was not a widely used name in ancient times, but it did appear in some religious texts and historical records. One early reference to the name can be found in the Book of Nehemiah, which is part of the Hebrew Bible. In this text, Elieth is mentioned as the name of a Levite.
The earliest recorded individual with the name Elieth dates back to the 12th century. Elieth ben Samuel was a Jewish scholar and philosopher who lived in Mainz, Germany, during the late 12th and early 13th centuries. He was known for his work in the field of Jewish law and ethics.
Another notable figure with the name Elieth was Elieth ben Solomon, a 13th-century Jewish philosopher and theologian from Navarre, Spain. He was known for his writings on the principles of Jewish faith and his commentaries on religious texts.
In the 16th century, Elieth de Silva was a Portuguese poet and playwright who was active during the Renaissance era. He was best known for his work in the genre of pastoral poetry and his contributions to the development of Portuguese literature.
Another historical figure named Elieth was Elieth Hacohen, a 17th-century Jewish scholar and rabbi from Poland. He was known for his expertise in Jewish law and his commentary on the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism.
In more recent times, one of the few individuals with the name Elieth was Elieth P. Ries, an American attorney and jurist who served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1971 until his death in 1994.
While not a widely popular name, Elieth has been present throughout history, with its origins rooted in ancient Hebrew and biblical texts. It has been borne by scholars, philosophers, poets, and religious figures, adding to its rich and diverse heritage.
People
Elieth + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Elieth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Elieth: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elieth?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 65 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elieth 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 5,273,144 US residents.
Is Elieth a common name?
We classify Elieth as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 65 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elieth most popular?
The single biggest year for Elieth was 2024, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elieth is about 4 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Elieth in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 173 people with the name Elieth, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,949 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 Elieth 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 Elieth?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elieth leans strongly female. 155 people counted with this name were female (90.1%), compared with 17 male bearers (9.9%). 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 Elieth?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elieth is Hispanic at 89.0%. The next largest groups are White (6.9%) and Black (3.5%). 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 Elieth most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Elieth in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.0% (154 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 Elieth in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elieth a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elieth 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 Elieth still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elieth 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 Elieth 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 many Americans are named Elieth?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Elieth at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.