Total births
39
Girls' name · since 1895
Elpha
Elpha has 39 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1895 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 1895–1927
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Elpha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 1895.
Elpha has 39 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1927.
- 39 total births
- 1895–1927 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
39 girls have been named Elpha since 1895, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1927.
- 39
- total births
- 1895–1927
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Elpha was born in this single decade.
1895
Single peak year
7 babies were named Elpha in 1895 - its busiest year on record.
Elpha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elpha's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1895 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elpha at a glance
Last recorded 1927Peak year
1895
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1895
Elpha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1927
- Peak year (1895)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Elpha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Elpha's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Elpha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 15 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elpha? ▼
Elpha has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1895, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1927. 7 babies were born in 1895, its single highest year.
When was Elpha most popular? ▼
Elpha was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1895.
How long has the name Elpha been used? ▼
Records for Elpha go back to 1895, giving 33 years of history through 1927.
What names are similar to Elpha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elpidia, Elpida, Elphie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Elpha's data
- Elpha's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1920s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1895–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elpha: Baby Name Since 1895 - 39 Births, Peak 1895." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elpha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elpha 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 June 2026.