Unisex name · since 1915
Elve
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Elve, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elve sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Elve recorded 28 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1932.
- #41,707 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elve ranks #41,707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #41,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elve's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elve splits its recorded history at 1919: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elve popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1932
- Peak year (1915)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Elve popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1918 (Elve as boys' name)
Elve by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 61% of the file).
1910s was Elve's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Elve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (61% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elve's data
- Elve's decade-level peak was the 1910s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elve: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1915–1932 (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 Elve 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.