Elvia — #3568 US girls' name
7,651 babies named Elvia in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 80% of names given to girls today.
14% of everyone ever named Elvia was born in this single decade.
153 babies were named Elvia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Elvia
The Social Security Administration has registered 7,651 babies named Elvia between 1888 and 2024, spanning 137 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elvia currently holds the #3568 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 153 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Elvia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,076 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Elvia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,358 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Elvia in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Elvia 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 7,651 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.
Elvia at a glance
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Current rank
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Elvia popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1888
- Peak year (1991)
- 153
- Annual births at peak — across 137 years of records
Currently ranks #3568 among girls.
7,651 total births across 137 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 153 births in a single year.
Elvia popularity over time — boys
31 total births recorded since 1921 (Elvia as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Elvia accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Elvia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 1,076 births that decade — 14% of Elvia's all-time total
Elvia decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,076 births
- Runner-up 1,052 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Elvia's strongest decade
1,076 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 14% of all-time use.
Elvia by state
Where Elvia concentrates geographically — total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,358 | 30.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,355 | 30.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 199 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 187 | 2.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 57 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 28 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.1% |
2,358 of 7,651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 30.8% of nationwide
- Texas 30.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.6% of nationwide
- Arizona 2.4% of nationwide
- New York 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 30.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Elvia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1888–2024 (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.