Elven — boys' name

What the Data Says About Elven

The Social Security Administration has registered 464 babies named Elven between 1912 and 1998, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elven performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 150 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Elven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elven 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 464 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.