Recorded 1896–1959 Girls' name Peak 1958 59 births

Elfrida — girls' name

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.

1890s61910s51920s51930s51950s38
1950s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Elfrida was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

28 babies were named Elfrida in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elfrida

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Elfrida between 1896 and 1959, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elfrida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elfrida performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elfrida shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elfrida in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elfrida 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 59 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.

Elfrida at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

59

Since 1896

64 years of records

Peak year

1958

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1896

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1959

Elfrida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1896

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1958)
28
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
0102030 1959195819561933192619161896 6

Elfrida by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
38 births that decade — 64% of Elfrida's all-time total
1890s61910s51920s51930s51950s38

Elfrida by state

Where Elfrida concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elfrida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 13.6%
Texas share of Elfrida's total US births 13.6%

8 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elfrida?
59 babies have been named Elfrida since 1896. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1958 with 28 births.
When was Elfrida most popular?
Elfrida was most popular in the 1950s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Elfrida most popular?
The top states for the name Elfrida are Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Elfrida been used?
Elfrida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 64 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Elfrida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elfrieda, Elfreda, Elfie, Elfriede, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1896–1959 (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.