Recorded 1921–1948 Girls' name Peak 1940 26 births

Elrene — girls' name

26 babies named Elrene in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s51940s11
1940s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Elrene was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

6 babies were named Elrene in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elrene

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Elrene between 1921 and 1948, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elrene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elrene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elrene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elrene 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 26 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.

Elrene at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

26

Since 1921

28 years of records

Peak year

1940

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1921

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1948

Elrene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1921

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1940)
6
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.5 19481940193219251921 5

Elrene by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 42% of Elrene's all-time total
1920s101930s51940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elrene?
26 babies have been named Elrene since 1921. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1940 with 6 births.
When was Elrene most popular?
Elrene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Elrene been used?
Elrene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 28 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Elrene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elroi, Elrose, Elrita, Elrena, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1921–1948 (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.