Recorded 1903–1940 Girls' name Peak 1920 141 births

Elverta — girls' name

141 babies named Elverta in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s131910s501920s461930s261940s6
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Elverta was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

13 babies were named Elverta in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elverta

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Elverta between 1903 and 1940, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elverta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elverta performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elverta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elverta 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 141 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.

Elverta at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

141

Since 1903

38 years of records

Peak year

1920

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1903

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1940

Elverta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1903

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1920)
13
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
468101214 19401931192519211918191519091903 7

Elverta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
50 births that decade — 35% of Elverta's all-time total
1900s131910s501920s461930s261940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elverta?
141 babies have been named Elverta since 1903. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1920 with 13 births.
When was Elverta most popular?
Elverta was most popular in the 1910s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Elverta been used?
Elverta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 38 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Elverta?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1903–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.