Unisex name · since 1910
Elvy
116 babies named Elvy in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,285 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elvy currently ranks #13285 among unisex names in America, with 116 babies recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Elvy recorded 116 times among girls since 1910, holding rank #13285 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #25,510 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,285 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 116 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elvy ranks #25,510 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,285 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 116 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,285 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elvy's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Elvy compares
116 27th percentile among 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
Elvy's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elvy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 116 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elvy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elvy splits its recorded history at 1925: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elvy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Elvy popularity over time - boys
57 total births recorded since 1914 (Elvy as boys' name)
Elvy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (38 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Elvy's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Elvy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
38 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 38 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elvy's data
- Elvy's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elvy: 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 (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Elvy 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.