Recorded 1914–1994 Boys' name Peak 1915 63 births

Elgar — boys' name

63 babies named Elgar in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s241980s51990s18
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Elgar was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

9 babies were named Elgar in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elgar

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Elgar between 1914 and 1994, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elgar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elgar performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elgar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elgar 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 63 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.

Elgar at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

63

Since 1914

81 years of records

Peak year

1915

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1914

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1994

Elgar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1914

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1915)
9
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Elgar by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 38% of Elgar's all-time total
1910s161920s241980s51990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elgar?
63 babies have been named Elgar since 1914. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1915 with 9 births.
When was Elgar most popular?
Elgar was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Elgar been used?
Elgar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 81 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Elgar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elgin, Elgie, Elgene, Elger, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1994 (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.