Recorded 1917–1956 Girls' name Peak 1921 107 births

Elveta — girls' name

107 babies named Elveta in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s531930s241940s101950s6
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Elveta was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

10 babies were named Elveta in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elveta

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Elveta between 1917 and 1956, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elveta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elveta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elveta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elveta 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 107 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.

Elveta at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

107

Since 1917

40 years of records

Peak year

1921

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1917

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1956

Elveta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1917

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1921)
10
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 195619441933192819261924192119181917 7

Elveta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
53 births that decade — 50% of Elveta's all-time total
1910s141920s531930s241940s101950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elveta?
107 babies have been named Elveta since 1917. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1921 with 10 births.
When was Elveta most popular?
Elveta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Elveta been used?
Elveta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 40 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Elveta?
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, 1917–1956 (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.