Girls' name · since 1903

Elverta

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.

#23,407 of 72,339
all-time among girls
141
born since 1903
1910s
peak decade

Elverta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 141 recorded since 1903.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elverta has been recorded 141 times among girls since 1903, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 1940.

  • #23,407 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 141 born since 1903
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elverta ranks #23,407 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1903, peaking in the 1910s.

#23,407 of 72,339
all-time among girls
141
born since 1903
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elverta's 141 recorded births place it above 67.58% 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.

Elverta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Elverta's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Elverta popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1920)
13
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
468101214 19031914191719201924193019341940 6

Elverta by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (50 births, 35% of the file).

1910s was Elverta's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Elverta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 50 births (35% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elverta?
Elverta has been given to 141 babies in the U.S. since 1903, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,407 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1940. 13 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
Where does Elverta sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elverta ranks #23,407 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 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.

What to do with Elverta's data

  • Elverta's decade-level peak was the 1910s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- 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 Elverta

Nearby Names Like Elverta

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elverta: 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, 1903–1940 (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 Elverta 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.