Elga*
#22,336 most common girls' name of all time · #36,425 across all names · 8% male / 92% female · used 1914–1982 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#22,336
Rank overall
#36,425 of 105,966
First appeared
1914
Years on the list
17 of 146
All-time
130
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1927 #1,616
Best rank
#1,616 1927
Girls
Boys
peak 32/yr
Elga first appears in 1914. 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,689 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,984 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,825 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,797 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,466 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,906 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,807 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,665 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,572 |
| 1927 | 27 | 5 | 32 | #1,616 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,266 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,395 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,277 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,233 |
| 1917 | 9 | 5 | 14 | #3,297 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,206 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | 8 | #2,858 |