Elvira Girl

How popular is Elvira?

#1,710 girl name in 2025

119 baby girls were named Elvira in the US in 2025, making it the 1710th most popular girl name.

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11,076living people named Elvira (est.)
59median age of people named Elvira
27,278babies named Elvira since 1880
1 in 27,860US babies born in 2025

Elvira popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,710 for girls (▲ 538 from 2024)
Babies in 2025119 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+138% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,254 in 2015, #2,549 in 2020
Peak year1920 (592 girls)
Highest rank#254 in 1914
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Elvira is most popular

Babies named Elvira per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (73 girls)
  2. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (54 girls)
  3. Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  4. Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
  5. Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Elvira by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s446#262
1890s884#267
1900s1,393#256
1910s4,229#254
1920s5,444#268
1930s3,210#304
1940s2,371#440
1950s2,212#542
1960s1,725#734
1970s1,395#831
1980s1,172#927
1990s1,022#1,097
2000s724#1,797
2010s532#2,617
2020s475#1,710

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Questions

Is Elvira a boy or girl name?
Elvira is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elvira were girls.
How popular is the name Elvira?
119 baby girls were named Elvira in the US in 2025, making it the 1710th most popular girl name.
When was Elvira most popular?
Elvira peaked in 1920, when 592 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #254 in 1914.
How many people are named Elvira?
27,278 babies have been named Elvira in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,076 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
Where is Elvira most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Elvira was most common in California, at 0.1 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.