Recorded 1914–1935 Boys' name Peak 1919 51 births

Elra — boys' name

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.

1910s191920s221930s10
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Elra was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Elra

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Elra between 1914 and 1935, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elra currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elra performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elra 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 51 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.

Elra at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

51

Since 1914

22 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1914

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1935

Elra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1914

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Elra by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
22 births that decade — 43% of Elra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elra?
51 babies have been named Elra since 1914. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Elra most popular?
Elra was most popular in the 1920s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Elra been used?
Elra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 22 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Elra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elroy, Elric, Elridge, Elray, and 4 more. 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, 1914–1935 (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.