Girls' name · since 1880
Elvira
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 27,234 babies named Elvira, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,710 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,234
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elvira currently ranks #1710 among girls' names in America, with 27,234 babies recorded since 1880.
Elvira has 27,234 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1710 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, 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.
- #887 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,710 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 27,234 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elvira ranks #887 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,710 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,234 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,710 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,234
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elvira's 27,234 recorded births place it above 98.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Elvira compares
27,234 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Elvira's all-time total is 72x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elvira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,234 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 592 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elvira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elvira's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 26 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 592, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elvira popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 592
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Elvira popularity over time - boys
44 total births recorded since 1921 (Elvira as boys' name)
Elvira by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5,444 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Elvira's strongest decade.
5,444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Elvira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 446
1880s
446 births
- 1890s 884
1890s
884 births
- 1900s 1,393
1900s
1,393 births
- 1910s
1910s
4,229 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,444 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,210 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,371 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,212 births
- 1960s 1,725
1960s
1,725 births
- 1970s 1,395
1970s
1,395 births
- 1980s 1,172
1980s
1,172 births
- 1990s 1,022
1990s
1,022 births
- 2000s 724
2000s
724 births
- 2010s 532
2010s
532 births
- 2020s 475
2020s
475 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5,444 births (20% of all-time use).
How Elvira 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 Elvira's total volume
Elvira by state
Where Elvira concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6,155 | 22.6% |
| #2 | California | | 3,821 | 14.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,762 | 10.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,015 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 854 | 3.1% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 699 | 2.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 672 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 620 | 2.3% |
6,155 of 27,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Elvira appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elvira's data
- Elvira's decade-level peak was the 1920s (5,444 total births); usage has since declined to 475 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elviras (6,155 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 Elvira: 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 Elvira 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.