Unisex name · since 1900
Elver
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 305 babies named Elver, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 305
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
305 babies have been named Elver since 1900, making it today's #10742 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elver has been recorded 305 times among boys since 1900, currently ranked #10742 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #10,476 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,742 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 305 born since 1900
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elver ranks #10,476 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,742 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 305 born since 1900, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 305
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elver's 305 recorded births place it above 76.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elver compares
305 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elver's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elver | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 305 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elver's full recorded timeline at 1996, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elver popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Elver popularity over time - girls
49 total births recorded since 1914 (Elver as girls' name)
Elver by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (98 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Elver's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Elver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
67 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 98 births (32% of all-time use).
Elver by state
Where Elver concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.9% |
12 of 305 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elver's data
- Elver's decade-level peak was the 2000s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elvers (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Elver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Elver 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.