Boys' name · since 1927
Elvester
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Elvester, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1927
- 1920s
- peak decade
12 boys have been named Elvester since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elvester has 12 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1958.
- #32,574 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1927
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elvester ranks #32,574 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1927, peaking in the 1920s.
- #32,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1927
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elvester's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elvester's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elvester splits its recorded history at 1958: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elvester popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1958
- Peak year (1927)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Elvester by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1920s was Elvester's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Elvester births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Elvester's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elvester: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1927–1958 (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 Elvester 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.