Boys' name · since 1919
Elkins
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 5 babies named Elkins, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,732 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1919
- 1910s
- peak decade
5 boys have been named Elkins since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elkins has been recorded 5 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1919.
- #40,732 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1919
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elkins ranks #40,732 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1919, peaking in the 1910s.
- #40,732 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1919
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elkins's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elkins popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1919
- Peak year (1919)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Elkins by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Elkins's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Elkins births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elkins: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1919–1919 (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 Elkins 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.