Elva

#3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births · Last seen for boys in 1981 at #6,262
Given to girls 97.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
#161
1901 · 283 births
Debut · girls
1880
44 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
31,697
since 1880

Elva over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Elva has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #161, 1901girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,64541—
2024#3,63942—
2023#3,91138—
2022#3,70341—
2021#4,09035—
2020#3,39945—
2019#3,17250—
2018#3,24549—
2017#3,30548—
2016#3,06054—
2015#3,53344—
2014#3,58543—
2013#3,77840—
2012#3,52345—
2011#4,24434—
2010#3,07554—
2009#3,94439—
2008#4,08938—
2007#3,48247—
2006#3,01756—
2005#3,73039—
2004#3,26546—
2003#3,29144—
2002#2,88851—
2001#2,84451—
2000#2,48061—
1999#2,61054—
1998#2,33860—
1997#2,51151—
1996#2,08466—
1995#2,51650—
1994#1,99970—
1993#1,72586—
1992#1,94771—
1991#2,13662—
1990#1,76982—
1989#1,87370—
1988#1,66078—
1987#1,74868—
1986#1,58875—
1985#1,74065—
1984#1,68465—
1983#1,55272—
1982#1,34592—
1981#1,31995#6,2625
1980#1,57074—
1979#1,42086—
1978#1,37485—
1977#1,32587—
1976#1,20694—
1975#1,083108—
1974#1,23988—
1973#990120—
1972#1,096103—
1971#1,093110—
1970#1,099107#4,7245
1969#975121—
1968#913128—
1967#872136—
1966#869133—
1965#803152—
1964#850150#2,8549
1963#856149—
1962#789173—
1961#788177#4,0655
1960#740189—
1959#716195#3,9885
1958#690205#3,9445
1957#690208#2,63110
1956#648217#3,2167
1955#585246#3,8865
1954#546266#3,1767
1953#586228—
1952#590218#2,6809
1951#495274#3,3646
1950#554225#2,43810
1949#518249#3,6905
1948#512257#2,32611
1947#482290#2,6719
1946#488253#2,03013
1945#464239#2,9966
1944#451258#2,08012
1943#427298#1,98614
1942#448269#1,73017
1941#403284#1,90314
1940#384301#1,98313
1939#356333#1,57818
1938#361324#2,08412
1937#363318#2,19711
1936#343333#1,72316
1935#328369#1,92914
1934#329359#1,55120
1933#296420#1,90514
1932#315412#1,77717
1931#315414#1,69318
1930#291512#1,64420
1929#276540#1,84817
1928#275560#1,76019
1927#285551#1,51625
1926#278572#1,51524
1925#265632#1,87018
1924#263631#1,67522
1923#251655#1,35829
1922#249686#1,76520
1921#249720#2,05916
1920#234767#1,41627
1919#223782#2,15214
1918#225789#1,31329
1917#223760#2,28012
1916#217783#1,54921
1915#216753#1,78216
1914#224563#1,34220
1913#209496#1,44114
1912#216430#2,2696
1911#202354—
1910#194342#1,5895
1909#205279#1,2776
1908#201279#1,0218
1907#184297#9309
1906#201235—
1905#189261#1,0916
1904#193234—
1903#182255#1,1305
1902#182253—
1901#161283#7798
1900#178301#1,3105
1899#197194—
1898#179261#1,1215
1897#198198—
1896#196198#9826
1895#182218#1,0795
1894#200176—
1893#201156—
1892#187181#1,0665
1891#187158#9635
1890#185160#8846
1889#195135—
1888#197128—
1887#20599—
1886#190110#8456
1885#176108—
1884#21081#8486
1883#20472#8925
1882#18375#9435
1881#21351—
1880#23344—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Elva was already there! It came in at #233, and was given to 44 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 2011–2015, when fewer than 46 girls a year got the name.

Where Elva is popular in 1926

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedAKMaine: #200 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedNHWashington: #202 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedIDMontana: #137 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 629 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #231 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,971 girlsMNIllinois: #361 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,253 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedWIMichigan: #348 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,094 girlsMINew York: #512 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,856 girlsNYMassachusetts: #280 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,856 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #179 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 983 girlsSDIowa: #209 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsIAIndiana: #370 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,355 girlsINOhio: #252 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsOHPennsylvania: #172 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsPANew Jersey: #292 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,810 girlsNJConnecticut: #220 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,028 girlsCTCalifornia: #266 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,902 girlsCAUtah: #113 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 439 girlsUTColorado: #160 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 754 girlsCONebraska: #153 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 808 girlsNEMissouri: #247 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,681 girlsMOKentucky: #212 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsKYWest Virginia: #202 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsWVVirginia: #175 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,085 girlsVAMaryland: #138 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 752 girlsMDDelaware: #77 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 298 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedNMKansas: #165 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 850 girlsKSArkansas: #219 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsARTennessee: #281 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,089 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #261 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,021 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #364 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,656 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #199 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsOKLouisiana: #382 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,978 girlsLAMississippi: #352 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsMSAlabama: #419 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,065 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elva, so not publishedHITexas: #274 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,391 girlsTXFlorida: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,348 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#77 · 1 in 298
  2. Utah#113 · 1 in 439
  3. Montana#137 · 1 in 629
  4. Maryland#138 · 1 in 752
  5. Nebraska#153 · 1 in 808

Best ever in a state: #18 in Utah, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#7751 in 298
Utah#113111 in 439
Montana#13761 in 629
Maryland#138181 in 752
Nebraska#153141 in 808
Colorado#160111 in 754
Kansas#165181 in 850
Pennsylvania#172771 in 1,188
Virginia#175241 in 1,085
South Dakota#17961 in 983
Oklahoma#199251 in 1,001
Maine#20061 in 1,082
Washington#20271 in 1,364
West Virginia#202171 in 1,174
Iowa#209141 in 1,420
Kentucky#212241 in 1,188
Arkansas#219191 in 1,086
Connecticut#22061 in 2,028
Minnesota#231111 in 1,971
Missouri#247181 in 1,681
Ohio#252241 in 2,263
North Carolina#261191 in 2,021
California#266191 in 1,902
Texas#274431 in 1,391
Massachusetts#28091 in 3,856
Tennessee#281131 in 2,089
New Jersey#29281 in 3,810
Michigan#348101 in 4,094
Mississippi#35291 in 2,635
Illinois#361141 in 4,253
South Carolina#36461 in 3,656
Indiana#37061 in 4,355
Florida#38251 in 3,348
Louisiana#38281 in 2,978
Alabama#41981 in 4,065
New York#512101 in 9,856
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Elva
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#3,639 → #3,645)
  • 246 spots since 2020 (#3,399 → #3,645)
  • 112 spots since 2015 (#3,533 → #3,645)
  • Biggest jump: 106 spots in 1973 (#1,096 → #990)
  • Biggest drop: 249 spots in 1974 (#990 → #1,239)
Rise & fade · girls
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1901 at #161 (283 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 65 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 91 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1880–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 846
  • Highest: 1 in 846 girls born in 1901 were named Elva (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 39,202 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.9% of all girls named Elva (6,314) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s903#176 (1885)#201
1890s1,900#179 (1898)#191
1900s2,677#161 (1901)#188
1910s6,052#194 (1910)#215
1920s6,314#234 (1920)#263
1930s3,794#291 (1930)#330
1940s2,698#384 (1940)#458
1950s2,282#495 (1951)#610
1960s1,508#740 (1960)#846
1970s988#990 (1973)#1,193
1980s754#1,319 (1981)#1,608
1990s652#1,725 (1993)#2,164
2000s472#2,480 (2000)#3,303
2010s461#3,060 (2016)#3,452
2020s242#3,399 (2020)#3,731

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Elva in 1926

girls
#278
572 births · 1 in 2,072 girls
boys
#1,515
24 births · 1 in 46,271 boys

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #278Elva572

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #1,515Elva24
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 2,072 of them was named Elva, which outranked 95.1% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elva
  1. #275Arline597
  2. #276Charlene581
  3. #277Estella577
  4. #278Elva572
  5. #278Angela572
  6. #280Mavis556
  7. #281Deloris549
  8. #282Rhoda547

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 46,271 of them was named Elva, which outranked 68.7% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elva
  1. #1,466Walden25
  2. #1,466Waverly25
  3. #1,466Westley25
  4. #1,515Elva24
  5. #1,515Apolonio24
  6. #1,515Beecher24
  7. #1,515Berkley24
  8. #1,565Arlis23
  9. #1,565Arnett23
  10. #1,565Ashby23

Tied with 49 names at #1,515; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 477Jonnie#1,332 → #855
  2. ↑ 433Jorge#1,425 → #992
  3. ↑ 410Faustino#1,390 → #980
  4. ↑ 404Adelbert#1,246 → #842
  5. ↑ 381Cameron#1,164 → #783
Fallers
  1. ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
  2. ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
  3. ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
  5. ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1926 →