How Many People Are Named Elvis?
people named Elvis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 23,782 people in the US has this name
Based on 18,123 babies named Elvis in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
618 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown. It could possibly be a derivative of ALVIS or ELWIN. More likely, it is from the rare surname Elvis, which is ultimately derived from the given name ELOISE. The name was brought to public attention by the singer Elvis Presley (1935-1977), whose name came from his father's middle name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elvis (99.6%) were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 4.5% of the babies were girls then and 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elvis alive today is about 36 years old, and 46% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 51 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elvis first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1957, to 618 babies. In 2025, 145 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elvis has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #311, in 1957. In 2025 it ranked #1,328.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,328 |
| Best rank | #311 (1957) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #699 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elvis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elvis were born in California than in any other state: about 2,326 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elvis was given 3.1 times as often in Arkansas, 2.3 times in New York and 2 times in Mississippi.
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