Girls' name · since 1880
Elvina
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 2,605 babies named Elvina, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,950 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,605
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elvina is the #11950 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,605 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elvina has been recorded 2,605 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #11950 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,943 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,950 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,605 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elvina ranks #3,943 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,950 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,605 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,950 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,605
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elvina's 2,605 recorded births place it above 94.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Elvina compares
2,605 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Elvina's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elvina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,605 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elvina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elvina's full recorded timeline at 1949, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elvina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Elvina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (537 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Elvina's strongest decade.
537 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Elvina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 94
1880s
94 births
- 1890s 171
1890s
171 births
- 1900s 194
1900s
194 births
- 1910s
1910s
457 births
- 1920s
1920s
537 births
- 1930s
1930s
314 births
- 1940s 197
1940s
197 births
- 1950s 149
1950s
149 births
- 1960s 97
1960s
97 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 537 births (21% of all-time use).
How Elvina 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 Elvina's total volume
Elvina by state
Where Elvina concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 264 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 33 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #5 | South Dakota | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #6 | California | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.2% |
264 of 2,605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Elvina appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elvina's data
- Elvina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (537 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Elvinas (264 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Elvina
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elvina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
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 Elvina 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.