Recorded 1921–2014 Boys' name Peak 1959 93 births

Elfego — boys' name

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.

1920s61930s51940s61950s101960s131980s101990s302000s72010s6
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Elfego was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

10 babies were named Elfego in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elfego

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Elfego between 1921 and 2014, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elfego currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elfego performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Elfego shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elfego in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elfego 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 93 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.

Elfego at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

93

Since 1921

94 years of records

Peak year

1959

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1921

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 2014

Elfego popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1921

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1959)
10
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
4681012 20141996199419911982196019461921 6

Elfego by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
30 births that decade — 32% of Elfego's all-time total
1920s61930s51940s61950s101960s131980s101990s302000s72010s6

Elfego by state

Where Elfego concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elfego
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
11 11.8%
New Mexico share of Elfego's total US births 11.8%

11 of 93 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elfego?
93 babies have been named Elfego since 1921. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1959 with 10 births.
When was Elfego most popular?
Elfego was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Elfego most popular?
The top states for the name Elfego are New Mexico (11 births).
How long has the name Elfego been used?
Elfego has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 94 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Elfego?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elford, Elfred, Elfago. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1921–2014 (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.