Recorded 1918–1936 Girls' name Peak 1927 45 births

Elvida — girls' name

45 babies named Elvida in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s301930s10
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Elvida was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

10 babies were named Elvida in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elvida

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Elvida between 1918 and 1936, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elvida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elvida performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elvida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elvida 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 45 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.

Elvida at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

45

Since 1918

19 years of records

Peak year

1927

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1918

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1936

Elvida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1918

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1927)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 1936193119271924192319221918 5

Elvida by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
30 births that decade — 67% of Elvida's all-time total
1910s51920s301930s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elvida?
45 babies have been named Elvida since 1918. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1927 with 10 births.
When was Elvida most popular?
Elvida was most popular in the 1920s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Elvida been used?
Elvida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 19 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Elvida?
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, 1918–1936 (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.