Boys' name · since 1914
Elra
51 babies named Elra 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.
- #22,018 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elra is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 51 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Elra recorded 51 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1935.
- #22,018 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 51 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elra ranks #22,018 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,018 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elra's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elra's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1935
- Peak year (1919)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Elra by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (22 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Elra's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Elra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Elra's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1930s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1914–1935 (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 Elra 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.