Girls' name · since 1922
Elfida
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 155 babies named Elfida, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1922
- 1940s
- peak decade
155 girls have been named Elfida since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elfida has 155 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1965.
- #22,419 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 155 born since 1922
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elfida ranks #22,419 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1922, peaking in the 1940s.
- #22,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1922
- 1940s
- peak decade
Elfida's 155 recorded births place it above 68.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Elfida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elfida's full recorded timeline at 1942, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1940 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elfida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1965
- Peak year (1940)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Elfida by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (49 births, 32% of the file).
1940s was Elfida's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Elfida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1930s
1930s
33 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 49 births (32% of all-time use).
Elfida by state
Where Elfida concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 86 | 55.5% |
86 of 155 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elfida's data
- Elfida's decade-level peak was the 1940s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elfidas (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Elfida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1922–1965 (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 Elfida 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.