Boys' name · since 1912
Elven
464 babies named Elven in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 464
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
464 boys have been named Elven since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elven has been recorded 464 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1912 to 1998.
- #8,244 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 464 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elven ranks #8,244 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 464 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 464
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elven's 464 recorded births place it above 81.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elven's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1998
- Peak year (1921)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Elven by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (150 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Elven's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Elven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
113 births
- 1920s
1920s
150 births
- 1930s
1930s
102 births
- 1940s 55
1940s
55 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 150 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elven's data
- Elven's decade-level peak was the 1920s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Elven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1912–1998 (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 Elven 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.