Girls' name · since 1883
Elberta
1,750 babies named Elberta in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,750
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elberta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,750 have been recorded since 1883.
Elberta has 1,750 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1979.
- #5,151 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,750 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elberta ranks #5,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,750 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,750
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elberta's 1,750 recorded births place it above 92.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Elberta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elberta's full recorded timeline at 1929, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elberta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1979
- Peak year (1916)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Elberta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (461 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Elberta's strongest decade.
461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Elberta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 50
1890s
50 births
- 1900s 184
1900s
184 births
- 1910s
1910s
431 births
- 1920s
1920s
461 births
- 1930s
1930s
273 births
- 1940s
1940s
192 births
- 1950s 98
1950s
98 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 461 births (26% of all-time use).
How Elberta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elberta's total volume
Elberta by state
Where Elberta concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
24 of 1,750 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Elberta appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elberta's data
- Elberta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (461 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Elbertas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elberta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~96 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elberta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.