Girls' name · since 1888
Elvia
Elvia has 7,680 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,668 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,680
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Elvia currently ranks #4668 among girls' names in America, with 7,680 babies recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Elvia recorded 7,680 times among girls since 1888, holding rank #4668 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #1,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,668 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,680 born since 1888
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elvia ranks #1,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,668 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,680 born since 1888, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,668 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,680
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Elvia's 7,680 recorded births place it above 97.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elvia compares
7,680 Top 11% higher than 89% of 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
Elvia's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elvia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,680 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elvia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elvia's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 153, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elvia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Elvia popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 1921 (Elvia as boys' name)
Elvia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,076 births, 14% of the file).
1990s was Elvia's strongest decade.
1,076 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Elvia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 59
1890s
59 births
- 1900s 107
1900s
107 births
- 1910s 247
1910s
247 births
- 1920s 320
1920s
320 births
- 1930s 313
1930s
313 births
- 1940s
1940s
584 births
- 1950s
1950s
863 births
- 1960s
1960s
938 births
- 1970s
1970s
989 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,052 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,076 births
- 2000s
2000s
579 births
- 2010s 331
2010s
331 births
- 2020s 216
2020s
216 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,076 births (14% of all-time use).
How Elvia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elvia's total volume
Elvia by state
Where Elvia concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,366 | 30.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,360 | 30.7% |
| #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% |
2,366 of 7,680 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Elvia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elvia's data
- Elvia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,076 total births); usage has since declined to 216 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elvias (2,366 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elvia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Elvia 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.