US rank #13932 Girls' name Peak 2022 207 births

Elky — #13932 US girls' name

207 babies named Elky in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s242000s592010s692020s50
#13932
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Elky was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

16 babies were named Elky in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elky

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Elky between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elky currently holds the #13932 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elky performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elky shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 115 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elky in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elky 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 207 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.

Elky at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

207

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2022

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,932

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elky popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
16
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 20242020201620112007200219971984 5

Elky by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
69 births that decade — 33% of Elky's all-time total
1980s51990s242000s592010s692020s50

Elky by state

Where Elky concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elky
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
115 55.6%
New York share of Elky's total US births 55.6%

115 of 207 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elky?
207 babies have been named Elky since 1984. It currently ranks #13932 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 16 births.
When was Elky most popular?
Elky was most popular in the 2010s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Elky most popular?
The top states for the name Elky are New York (115 births).
How long has the name Elky been used?
Elky has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elky?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elke, Elka. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1984–2024 (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.