Elva Girl
How popular is Elva?
#3,644 girl name in 2025
41 baby girls were named Elva in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name.
9,765living people named Elva (est.)
67median age of people named Elva
32,514babies named Elva since 1880
1 in 80,862US babies born in 2025
Elva popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,644 for girls (▼ 5 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 41 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-7% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,533 in 2015, #3,399 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (789 girls) |
| Highest rank | #161 in 1901 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| 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 Elva is most popular
Babies named Elva per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (24 girls)
Elva by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 903 | #176 |
| 1890s | 1,900 | #179 |
| 1900s | 2,677 | #161 |
| 1910s | 6,052 | #194 |
| 1920s | 6,314 | #234 |
| 1930s | 3,794 | #291 |
| 1940s | 2,698 | #384 |
| 1950s | 2,282 | #494 |
| 1960s | 1,508 | #740 |
| 1970s | 988 | #990 |
| 1980s | 754 | #1,319 |
| 1990s | 652 | #1,721 |
| 2000s | 472 | #2,476 |
| 2010s | 461 | #3,060 |
| 2020s | 242 | #3,399 |
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Questions
- Is Elva a boy or girl name?
- Elva is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elva were girls.
- How popular is the name Elva?
- 41 baby girls were named Elva in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name.
- When was Elva most popular?
- Elva peaked in 1918, when 789 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #161 in 1901.
- How many people are named Elva?
- 32,514 babies have been named Elva in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,765 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
- Where is Elva most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elva was most common in Arizona, 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.