Boys' name · since 1914
Elpidio
Elpidio has 783 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 783
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Elpidio currently ranks #12110 among boys' names in America, with 783 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Elpidio recorded 783 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #12110 nationally today, ahead of 13% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #5,981 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,110 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 783 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elpidio ranks #5,981 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,110 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 783 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 783
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Elpidio's 783 recorded births place it above 86.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elpidio compares
783 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elpidio's all-time total is 112% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elpidio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 783 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elpidio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elpidio's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elpidio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Elpidio by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (115 births, 15% of the file).
1990s was Elpidio's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Elpidio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s
1930s
88 births
- 1940s
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 115 births (15% of all-time use).
How Elpidio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elpidio's total volume
Elpidio by state
Where Elpidio concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 134 | 17.1% |
| #2 | California | | 70 | 8.9% |
134 of 783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elpidio's data
- Elpidio's decade-level peak was the 1990s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elpidios (134 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elpidio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Elpidio 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.