Recorded 1927–1996 Girls' name Peak 1927 20 births

Etelvina — girls' name

20 babies named Etelvina in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51960s51980s51990s5
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Etelvina was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

5 babies were named Etelvina in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Etelvina

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Etelvina between 1927 and 1996, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Etelvina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Etelvina performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Etelvina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Etelvina 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.

Etelvina at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

20

Since 1927

70 years of records

Peak year

1927

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1927

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1996

Etelvina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1927

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1927)
5
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
5 1996198119651927 5

Etelvina by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 25% of Etelvina's all-time total
1920s51960s51980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Etelvina?
20 babies have been named Etelvina since 1927. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1927 with 5 births.
When was Etelvina most popular?
Etelvina was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Etelvina been used?
Etelvina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 70 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Etelvina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eternity, Eterniti, Etelka. 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, 1927–1996 (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.