Boys' name · since 1881
Elvis
Elvis has 17,971 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,330 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,971
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elvis currently ranks #1330 among boys' names in America, with 17,971 babies recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Elvis recorded 17,971 times among boys since 1881, holding rank #1330 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,330 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,971 born since 1881
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elvis ranks #877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,330 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,971 born since 1881, peaking in the 2000s.
- #877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,330 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,971
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elvis's 17,971 recorded births place it above 98.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elvis compares
17,971 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Elvis's all-time total is 49x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elvis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,971 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 605 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elvis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elvis's full recorded timeline at 1958, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 605 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elvis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 605
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Elvis popularity over time - girls
152 total births recorded since 1913 (Elvis as girls' name)
Elvis by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,930 births, 16% of the file).
2000s was Elvis's strongest decade.
2,930 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Elvis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 25
1880s
25 births
- 1890s 47
1890s
47 births
- 1900s 86
1900s
86 births
- 1910s 547
1910s
547 births
- 1920s 836
1920s
836 births
- 1930s 607
1930s
607 births
- 1940s 563
1940s
563 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,970 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,596 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,879 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,943 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,240 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,930 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,817 births
- 2020s 885
2020s
885 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,930 births (16% of all-time use).
How Elvis 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 Elvis's total volume
Elvis by state
Where Elvis concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,415 | 13.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,314 | 12.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,892 | 10.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 711 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 609 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 561 | 3.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 482 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 482 | 2.7% |
2,415 of 17,971 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Elvis appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elvis's data
- Elvis's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,930 total births); usage has since declined to 885 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elviss (2,415 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Elvis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
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 Elvis 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.