Girls' name · since 1883
Elfie
316 babies named Elfie in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 316
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
316 girls have been named Elfie since 1883, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elfie has 316 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1928.
- #15,473 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 316 born since 1883
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elfie ranks #15,473 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 316 born since 1883, peaking in the 1910s.
- #15,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 316
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elfie's 316 recorded births place it above 78.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elfie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elfie's full recorded timeline at 1907, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elfie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1928
- Peak year (1914)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Elfie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (87 births, 28% of the file).
1910s was Elfie's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Elfie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 33
1880s
33 births
- 1890s
1890s
51 births
- 1900s
1900s
71 births
- 1910s
1910s
87 births
- 1920s
1920s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 87 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Elfie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 1920s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elfie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1883–1928 (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 Elfie 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.