Boys' name · since 1880
Elvin
20,932 babies named Elvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #818 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,645 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,932
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
20,932 babies have been named Elvin since 1880, making it today's #1645 boys' name.
Elvin has 20,932 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1645 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #818 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,645 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,932 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elvin ranks #818 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,645 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,932 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #818 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,645 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,932
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elvin's 20,932 recorded births place it above 98.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Elvin compares
20,932 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Elvin's all-time total is 57x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elvin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,932 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 392 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elvin's full recorded timeline at 1953, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 392 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elvin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 392
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Elvin popularity over time - girls
234 total births recorded since 1911 (Elvin as girls' name)
Elvin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (3,364 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Elvin's strongest decade.
3,364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Elvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 146
1880s
146 births
- 1890s 190
1890s
190 births
- 1900s 326
1900s
326 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,070 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,364 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,551 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,994 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,830 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,444 births
- 1970s 1,197
1970s
1,197 births
- 1980s 1,096
1980s
1,096 births
- 1990s 1,155
1990s
1,155 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,651 births
- 2010s 1,278
2010s
1,278 births
- 2020s 640
2020s
640 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,364 births (16% of all-time use).
How Elvin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elvin's total volume
Elvin by state
Where Elvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,786 | 8.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,697 | 8.1% |
| #3 | California | | 1,240 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,157 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 763 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 593 | 2.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 586 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 556 | 2.7% |
1,786 of 20,932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Elvin appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elvin's data
- Elvin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,364 total births); usage has since declined to 640 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elvins (1,786 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Elvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Elvin 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.