Recorded 1902–1924 Girls' name Peak 1917 20 births

Elvire — girls' name

20 babies named Elvire in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s91920s6
1910s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Elvire was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

9 babies were named Elvire in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elvire

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Elvire between 1902 and 1924, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elvire currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elvire performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elvire shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elvire in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elvire 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 20 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.

Elvire at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

20

Since 1902

23 years of records

Peak year

1917

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1902

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1924

Elvire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1902

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1917)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
45678910 192419171902 5

Elvire by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
9 births that decade — 45% of Elvire's all-time total
1900s51910s91920s6

Elvire by state

Where Elvire concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elvire
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 30.0%
Louisiana share of Elvire's total US births 30.0%

6 of 20 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elvire?
20 babies have been named Elvire since 1902. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1917 with 9 births.
When was Elvire most popular?
Elvire was most popular in the 1910s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Elvire most popular?
The top states for the name Elvire are Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Elvire been used?
Elvire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 23 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Elvire?
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, 1902–1924 (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.