Elfie — girls' name

What the Data Says About Elfie

The Social Security Administration has registered 316 babies named Elfie between 1883 and 1928, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elfie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elfie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elfie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elfie 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 316 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.