Recorded 1920–1937 Boys' name Peak 1920 15 births

Elbern — boys' name

15 babies named Elbern in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s5
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Elbern was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

5 babies were named Elbern in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elbern

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Elbern between 1920 and 1937, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elbern currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elbern performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elbern shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elbern 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 15 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.

Elbern at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

15

Since 1920

18 years of records

Peak year

1920

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1920

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1937

Elbern popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1920

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1920)
5
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
5 193719291920 5

Elbern by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 67% of Elbern's all-time total
1920s101930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elbern?
15 babies have been named Elbern since 1920. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1920 with 5 births.
When was Elbern most popular?
Elbern was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Elbern been used?
Elbern has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 18 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Elbern?
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, 1920–1937 (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.