Recorded 1912–1956 Boys' name Peak 1925 150 births

Elvan — boys' name

150 babies named Elvan in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s411920s371930s371940s171950s18
1910s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Elvan was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

14 babies were named Elvan in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elvan

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Elvan between 1912 and 1956, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elvan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elvan performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elvan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elvan 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 150 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.

Elvan at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

150

Since 1912

45 years of records

Peak year

1925

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1912

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1956

Elvan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1912

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1925)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 19561948193819321926192019161912 7

Elvan by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
41 births that decade — 27% of Elvan's all-time total
1910s411920s371930s371940s171950s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elvan?
150 babies have been named Elvan since 1912. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1925 with 14 births.
When was Elvan most popular?
Elvan was most popular in the 1910s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Elvan been used?
Elvan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 45 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Elvan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elvin, Elvis, Elva, Elvie, 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, 1912–1956 (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.