Elgie
- Last seen for girls in 1949 at #4,673
- Last seen for boys in 1984 at #5,561
- Given to boys 60.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1888 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 814since 1884
Elgie over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1984 | — | #5,561 | 6 | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #5,003 | 7 | |
| 1981 | — | — | ||
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| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | — | #5,123 | 6 | |
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| 1972 | — | #4,441 | 6 | |
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | #3,966 | 5 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,327 | 12 | |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | — | #4,033 | 5 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,900 | 9 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,665 | 6 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,619 | 6 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,033 | 8 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,168 | 14 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,558 | 10 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,449 | 11 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,905 | 8 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,514 | 10 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,662 | 9 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,438 | 10 | |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | — | #2,788 | 8 | |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | — | #1,992 | 13 | |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #1,723 | 16 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #1,608 | 19 |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #1,885 | 21 | #2,523 | 11 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | #1,493 | 25 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #1,776 | 20 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | #1,624 | 21 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #1,231 | 32 |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | #1,594 | 20 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | #1,660 | 18 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #1,608 | 15 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #1,441 | 14 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | — | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
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| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1884
The first year at least five boys were named Elgie! It came in at #971, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Elgie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Elgie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Elgie
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1984
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1888 at #815 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1889, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · 1884–1890
Share of babies · boys
1 in 17,265
- Highest: 1 in 17,265 boys born in 1888 were named Elgie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 300,808 boys born in 1984 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 23.3% of all boys named Elgie (190) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1948
- Mostly girls until 1947, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #815 (1888) | #893 |
| 1890s | 10 | #994 (1890) | #1,037 |
| 1900s | 17 | #1,058 (1901) | #1,197 |
| 1910s | 143 | #1,231 (1918) | #1,624 |
| 1920s | 190 | #1,493 (1925) | #1,841 |
| 1930s | 145 | #1,608 (1934) | #1,969 |
| 1940s | 114 | #1,802 (1940) | #2,269 |
| 1950s | 98 | #2,168 (1956) | #2,672 |
| 1960s | 55 | #2,327 (1966) | #3,267 |
| 1970s | 17 | #4,441 (1972) | #4,763 |
| 1980s | 13 | #5,003 (1982) | #5,282 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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