Elfa — girls' name

What the Data Says About Elfa

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Elfa between 1892 and 1954, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elfa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elfa performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elfa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elfa 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 76 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.