Girls' name · since 1920
Elwanda
1,272 babies named Elwanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,272
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elwanda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,272 have been recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elwanda has been recorded 1,272 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1920 to 1977.
- #6,383 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,272 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elwanda ranks #6,383 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,272 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,272
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elwanda's 1,272 recorded births place it above 91.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Elwanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elwanda's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 98, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elwanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1977
- Peak year (1921)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Elwanda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (499 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Elwanda's strongest decade.
499 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Elwanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
499 births
- 1930s
1930s
332 births
- 1940s
1940s
253 births
- 1950s 111
1950s
111 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 499 births (39% of all-time use).
How Elwanda 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 Elwanda's total volume
Elwanda by state
Where Elwanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 162 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 155 | 12.2% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 90 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 64 | 5.0% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 29 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 20 | 1.6% |
162 of 1,272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Elwanda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (499 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elwandas (162 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Elwanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1920–1977 (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 Elwanda 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.