Recorded 1914–1930 Boys' name Peak 1919 37 births

Elphege — boys' name

37 babies named Elphege in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s71930s6
1910s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Elphege was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Elphege in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elphege

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Elphege between 1914 and 1930, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elphege currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elphege performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elphege shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elphege 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 37 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.

Elphege at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

37

Since 1914

17 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1914

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1930

Elphege popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1914

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Elphege by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
24 births that decade — 65% of Elphege's all-time total
1910s241920s71930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elphege?
37 babies have been named Elphege since 1914. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Elphege most popular?
Elphege was most popular in the 1910s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Elphege been used?
Elphege has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 17 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Elphege?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elpidio. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1930 (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.