Recorded 1921–1930 Girls' name Peak 1930 18 births

Elbira — girls' name

18 babies named Elbira in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s7
1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Elbira was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

7 babies were named Elbira in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elbira

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Elbira between 1921 and 1930, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elbira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elbira performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elbira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elbira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elbira 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 18 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.

Elbira at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

18

Since 1921

10 years of records

Peak year

1930

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1921

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1930

Elbira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1921

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1930)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193019231921 5

Elbira by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 61% of Elbira's all-time total
1920s111930s7

Elbira by state

Where Elbira concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elbira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 55.6%
Texas share of Elbira's total US births 55.6%

10 of 18 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elbira?
18 babies have been named Elbira since 1921. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1930 with 7 births.
When was Elbira most popular?
Elbira was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Elbira most popular?
The top states for the name Elbira are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Elbira been used?
Elbira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 10 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Elbira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elba, Elberta, Elbony, Elbert, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1921–1930 (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.