Boys' name · since 1921
Elfego
93 babies named Elfego in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 93
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Elfego sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 93 recorded since 1921.
Elfego has 93 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2014.
- #17,874 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 93 born since 1921
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elfego ranks #17,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1921, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 93
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Elfego's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Elfego's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elfego's full recorded timeline at 1987, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elfego popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2014
- Peak year (1959)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Elfego by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (30 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Elfego's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Elfego births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (32% of all-time use).
Elfego by state
Where Elfego concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 11 | 11.8% |
11 of 93 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elfego's data
- Elfego's decade-level peak was the 1990s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Elfegos (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elfego: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1921–2014 (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 Elfego 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.