Unisex name · since 1913
Elvi
Elvi has 139 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elvi is the #8405 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 139 recorded since 1913.
Elvi has 139 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8405 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #23,552 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,405 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 139 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elvi ranks #23,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,405 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 139 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #23,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elvi's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Elvi compares
139 30th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elvi's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elvi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 139 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elvi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elvi splits its recorded history at 1921: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elvi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Elvi popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 2000 (Elvi as boys' name)
Elvi by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (66 births, 47% of the file).
1910s was Elvi's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Elvi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 66 births (47% of all-time use).
Elvi by state
Where Elvi concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 6 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 3.6% |
6 of 139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elvi's data
- Elvi's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Elvis (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elvi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
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, 1913–2025 (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 Elvi 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.