Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Elba*

#2,986 most common girls' name of all time · #5,130 across all names · 8% male / 92% female · used 1888–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among girls
#2,986
Rank overall
#5,130 of 105,966
First appeared
1888
Years on the list
137 of 146
All-time
3,706
Since 2016
86
Peak year
1956 #1,148
Best rank
#795 1891
Girls Boys peak 82/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Elba first appears in 1888. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 8 8 #10,974
2024 10 10 #9,590
2023 11 11 #9,019
2022 14 14 #7,645
2021 8 8 #11,202
2020 6 6 #13,509
2019 6 6 #13,854
2018 10 10 #9,835
2017 5 5 #15,978
2016 8 8 #11,821
2015 9 9 #10,905
2014 10 10 #10,164
2013 13 13 #8,599
2012 7 7 #13,523
2011 9 9 #11,218
2010 11 11 #9,820
2009 9 9 #11,497
2008 17 17 #7,436
2007 17 17 #7,416
2006 10 10 #10,642
2005 19 19 #6,264
2004 18 18 #6,505
2003 16 16 #6,910
2002 18 18 #6,146
2001 12 12 #8,222
2000 21 21 #5,327
1999 23 23 #4,729
1998 20 20 #5,146
1997 16 16 #5,896
1996 28 28 #3,839
1995 23 23 #4,358
1994 17 17 #5,477
1993 24 24 #4,276
1992 32 32 #3,425
1991 37 37 #3,043
1990 44 44 #2,643
1989 35 35 #3,049
1988 32 32 #3,105
1987 26 26 #3,434
1986 33 33 #2,853
1985 39 39 #2,493
1984 20 20 #3,884
1983 34 34 #2,603
1982 46 46 #2,192
1981 31 31 #2,861
1980 38 38 #2,495
1979 48 48 #2,089
1978 39 39 #2,315
1977 39 39 #2,311
1976 40 40 #2,144
1975 40 40 #2,144
1974 34 34 #2,305
1973 36 36 #2,180
1972 39 6 45 #2,033
1971 50 50 #1,782
1970 56 56 #1,656
1969 42 42 #1,932
1968 44 44 #1,781
1967 55 55 #1,512
1966 64 64 #1,370
1965 48 5 53 #1,627
1964 53 5 58 #1,564
1963 41 41 #1,825
1962 66 66 #1,361
1961 59 59 #1,459
1960 61 61 #1,408
1959 60 60 #1,386
1958 50 50 #1,517
1957 51 51 #1,498
1956 82 82 #1,148
1955 43 43 #1,564
1954 55 55 #1,352
1953 58 58 #1,279
1952 37 37 #1,585
1951 44 8 52 #1,424
1950 36 36 #1,556
1949 32 32 #1,670
1948 24 24 #1,971
1947 19 19 #2,300
1946 20 20 #2,115
1945 23 23 #1,762
1944 23 23 #1,755
1943 19 19 #2,026
1942 16 10 26 #2,240
1941 21 21 #1,766
1940 10 11 21 #2,800
1939 18 6 24 #1,907
1938 12 8 20 #2,482
1937 16 7 23 #2,033
1936 15 15 #2,069
1935 14 6 20 #2,239
1934 29 12 41 #1,357
1933 27 8 35 #1,412
1932 18 6 24 #1,910
1931 12 7 19 #2,471
1930 29 9 38 #1,445
1929 21 11 32 #1,787
1928 22 7 29 #1,811
1927 32 7 39 #1,438
1926 26 13 39 #1,643
1925 20 18 38 #1,959
1924 13 13 26 #2,701
1923 19 5 24 #2,040
1922 28 11 39 #1,592
1921 19 10 29 #2,067
1920 33 16 49 #1,394
1919 29 13 42 #1,463
1918 36 12 48 #1,267
1917 26 8 34 #1,489
1916 27 9 36 #1,432
1915 27 8 35 #1,394
1914 13 12 25 #1,941
1913 21 5 26 #1,253
1912 15 5 20 #1,451
1911 15 6 21 #1,216
1910 8 8 #1,850
1909 17 17 #1,006
1908 7 7 #1,758
1907 9 9 #1,463
1906 9 9 #1,375
1905 8 8 #1,487
1904 5 5 #1,989
1903 11 5 16 #1,123
1902 12 12 #1,062
1901 7 7 #1,420
1900 6 6 #1,812
1899 6 6 #1,507
1898 10 10 #1,156
1897 10 10 #1,088
1896 8 8 #1,277
1895 5 5 #1,703
1893 7 7 #1,247
1892 9 5 14 #1,078
1891 13 13 #795
1890 6 6 #1,305
1889 6 6 #1,259
1888 5 5 #1,421