Recorded 1991–2023 Boys' name Peak 2000 112 births

Elber — boys' name

112 babies named Elber in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s722010s132020s5
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Elber was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

12 babies were named Elber in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elber

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Elber between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elber currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elber performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elber shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elber in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elber in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 112 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elber at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

112

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

2000

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Elber popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
12
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 20232010200820062003200119991991 7

Elber by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 64% of Elber's all-time total
1990s222000s722010s132020s5

Elber by state

Where Elber concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elber
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.5%
California share of Elber's total US births 4.5%

5 of 112 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elber?
112 babies have been named Elber since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 12 births.
When was Elber most popular?
Elber was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Elber most popular?
The top states for the name Elber are California (5 births).
How long has the name Elber been used?
Elber has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Elber?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elbert, Elbridge, Elba, Elby, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.