Elba Girl
How popular is Elba?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Elba in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
2,410living people named Elba (est.)
55median age of people named Elba
3,706babies named Elba since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Elba popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 1362 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,861 in 2015, #13,448 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1956 (82 girls) |
| Highest rank | #750 in 1891 |
| First recorded | 1888 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Elba is most popular
Babies named Elba per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Elba by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #1,146 |
| 1890s | 74 | #750 |
| 1900s | 91 | #990 |
| 1910s | 217 | #1,171 |
| 1920s | 233 | #1,375 |
| 1930s | 190 | #1,344 |
| 1940s | 207 | #1,665 |
| 1950s | 516 | #1,140 |
| 1960s | 533 | #1,359 |
| 1970s | 421 | #1,653 |
| 1980s | 334 | #2,185 |
| 1990s | 264 | #2,635 |
| 2000s | 157 | #5,307 |
| 2010s | 88 | #8,575 |
| 2020s | 57 | #7,626 |
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Questions
- Is Elba a boy or girl name?
- Elba is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elba were girls.
- How popular is the name Elba?
- 8 baby girls were named Elba in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Elba most popular?
- Elba peaked in 1956, when 82 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #750 in 1891.
- How many people are named Elba?
- 3,706 babies have been named Elba in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,410 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 55.
- Where is Elba most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elba was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.