Girls' name · since 1900

Elverda

119 babies named Elverda in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,196 of 72,339
all-time among girls
119
born since 1900
1920s
peak decade

119 girls have been named Elverda since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elverda has been recorded 119 times among girls since 1900, 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 1900 to 1934.

  • #25,196 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 119 born since 1900
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elverda ranks #25,196 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.

#25,196 of 72,339
all-time among girls
119
born since 1900
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elverda's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Elverda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Elverda's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Elverda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1934

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1929)
11
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
4681012 1900191619191922192519291934 5

Elverda by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (63 births, 53% of the file).

1920s was Elverda's strongest decade.

63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Elverda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 63 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elverda?
119 babies have been named Elverda since 1900. All-time, it sits at #25,196 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1929 with 11 births.
Where does Elverda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elverda ranks #25,196 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elverda most popular?
Elverda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Elverda been used?
Elverda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 35 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Elverda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elva, Elvira, Elvia, Elvera, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Elverda's data

  • Elverda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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.

Keep exploring Elverda

Nearby Names Like Elverda

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elverda

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elverda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1900–1934 (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 Elverda 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.