Boys' name · since 1914
Elgar
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Elgar, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 63
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
63 boys have been named Elgar since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Elgar recorded 63 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1994.
- #20,533 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 63 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elgar ranks #20,533 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 63
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elgar's 63 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elgar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elgar splits its recorded history at 1922: 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 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elgar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1994
- Peak year (1915)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Elgar by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Elgar's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Elgar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Elgar's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1990s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elgar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1914–1994 (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 Elgar 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.