Unisex name · since 1881
Elvie
2,704 babies named Elvie in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,835 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,704
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,704 babies have been named Elvie since 1881, making it today's #3835 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Elvie recorded 2,704 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #3835 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #3,842 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,835 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,704 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elvie ranks #3,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,835 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,704 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,835 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,704
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elvie's 2,704 recorded births place it above 94.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Elvie compares
2,704 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Elvie's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elvie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,704 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elvie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elvie's full recorded timeline at 1932, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 92 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elvie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Elvie popularity over time - boys
725 total births recorded since 1890 (Elvie as boys' name)
Elvie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (631 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Elvie's strongest decade.
631 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Elvie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 74
1880s
74 births
- 1890s 165
1890s
165 births
- 1900s
1900s
258 births
- 1910s
1910s
591 births
- 1920s
1920s
631 births
- 1930s
1930s
342 births
- 1940s 204
1940s
204 births
- 1950s 120
1950s
120 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 2010s 75
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 169
2020s
169 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 631 births (23% of all-time use).
How Elvie 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 Elvie's total volume
Elvie by state
Where Elvie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 138 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 113 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 97 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 73 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 60 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 51 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 42 | 1.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 33 | 1.2% |
138 of 2,704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Elvie appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elvie's data
- Elvie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (631 total births); usage has since declined to 169 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Elvies (138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Elvie: 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 (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Elvie 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.