Recorded 1975–1993 Girls' name Peak 1982 189 births

Elbony — girls' name

189 babies named Elbony in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s1251990s26
1980s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Elbony was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

18 babies were named Elbony in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elbony

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Elbony between 1975 and 1993, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elbony currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elbony performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elbony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elbony 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 189 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.

Elbony at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

189

Since 1975

19 years of records

Peak year

1982

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1975

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1993

Elbony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1975

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1982)
18
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 1993199019871984198119781975 8

Elbony by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
125 births that decade — 66% of Elbony's all-time total
1970s381980s1251990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elbony?
189 babies have been named Elbony since 1975. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1982 with 18 births.
When was Elbony most popular?
Elbony was most popular in the 1980s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Elbony been used?
Elbony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 19 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Elbony?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elba, Elberta, Elbert, Elbia, 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, 1975–1993 (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.