Girls' name · since 1915
Elveda
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Elveda, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
51 girls have been named Elveda since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elveda has been recorded 51 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1940.
- #34,772 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elveda ranks #34,772 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elveda's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elveda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elveda's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elveda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1940
- Peak year (1924)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Elveda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (33 births, 65% of the file).
1920s was Elveda's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Elveda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Elveda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- 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 Elveda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1915–1940 (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 Elveda 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.