Girls' name · since 1912
Elfriede
291 babies named Elfriede in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
291 girls have been named Elfriede since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elfriede has been recorded 291 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1961.
- #16,165 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 291 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elfriede ranks #16,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 291 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #16,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Elfriede's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Elfriede's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elfriede splits its recorded history at 1931: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elfriede popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1961
- Peak year (1930)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Elfriede by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (125 births, 43% of the file).
1930s was Elfriede's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Elfriede births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
125 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 125 births (43% of all-time use).
Elfriede by state
Where Elfriede concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 66 | 22.7% |
66 of 291 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elfriede's data
- Elfriede's decade-level peak was the 1930s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Elfriedes (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Elfriede: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1912–1961 (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 Elfriede 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.