How Many People Are Named Elva?
people named Elva are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 36,628 people in the US has this name
Based on 32,514 babies named Elva in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
818 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Elva, 98.6% were girls and 1.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elva alive today is about 59 years old, and 58% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 43 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elva first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 818 babies. In 2025, 41 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elva has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #161, in 1901. In 2025 it ranked #3,664.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,664 |
| Best rank | #161 (1901) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #261 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elva alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elva were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,589 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elva was given 3.3 times as often in Texas, 3.1 times in Utah and 2.5 times in Idaho.
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