Girls' name · since 1913
Elbertha
Elbertha has 17 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #47,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elbertha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elbertha has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1921.
- #47,669 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elbertha ranks #47,669 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #47,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elbertha's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elbertha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elbertha's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elbertha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1921
- Peak year (1920)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Elbertha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
1920s was Elbertha's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Elbertha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elbertha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1913–1921 (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 Elbertha 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.