Girls' name · since 1896
Elfrida
59 babies named Elfrida in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,027 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1896
- 1950s
- peak decade
59 girls have been named Elfrida since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elfrida has 59 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1959.
- #33,027 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 59 born since 1896
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elfrida ranks #33,027 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1896, peaking in the 1950s.
- #33,027 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1896
- 1950s
- peak decade
Elfrida's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Elfrida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elfrida's full recorded timeline at 1933, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elfrida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1959
- Peak year (1958)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Elfrida by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (38 births, 64% of the file).
1950s was Elfrida's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Elfrida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 38 births (64% of all-time use).
Elfrida by state
Where Elfrida concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8 | 13.6% |
8 of 59 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Elfridas (8 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 Elfrida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1896–1959 (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 Elfrida 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.