Unisex name · since 1918
Elgene
Elgene has 70 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elgene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 70 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Elgene recorded 70 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1918 to 1937.
- #31,090 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 70 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elgene ranks #31,090 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elgene's 70 recorded births place it above 56.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elgene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elgene's full recorded timeline at 1926, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elgene popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1937
- Peak year (1924)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Elgene popularity over time - boys
48 total births recorded since 1927 (Elgene as boys' name)
Elgene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (55 births, 79% of the file).
1920s was Elgene's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Elgene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 55 births (79% of all-time use).
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- Elgene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elgene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1918–1937 (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 Elgene 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.