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.

Elvira

#875 most common girls' name of all time · #1,578 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#875
Rank overall
#1,578 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
27,278
Since 2016
719
Peak year
1920 #268
Best rank
#254 1914
Girls Boys peak 592/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elvira is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 119 — 119 #1,710
2024 83 — 83 #2,248
2023 78 — 78 #2,337
2022 68 — 68 #2,582
2021 60 — 60 #2,818
2020 67 — 67 #2,551
2019 59 — 59 #2,814
2018 52 — 52 #3,108
2017 66 — 66 #2,636
2016 67 — 67 #2,618
2015 50 — 50 #3,254
2014 55 — 55 #3,041
2013 57 — 57 #2,936
2012 52 — 52 #3,169
2011 33 — 33 #4,354
2010 41 — 41 #3,749
2009 61 — 61 #2,853
2008 50 — 50 #3,318
2007 72 — 72 #2,569
2006 67 — 67 #2,669
2005 79 — 79 #2,278
2004 65 — 65 #2,556
2003 66 — 66 #2,465
2002 89 — 89 #1,968
2001 79 — 79 #2,096
2000 96 — 96 #1,803
1999 79 — 79 #1,976
1998 100 — 100 #1,620
1997 93 — 93 #1,683
1996 87 — 87 #1,722
1995 85 — 85 #1,715
1994 92 — 92 #1,635
1993 98 — 98 #1,569
1992 106 — 106 #1,486
1991 123 — 123 #1,335
1990 159 — 159 #1,100
1989 100 — 100 #1,461
1988 105 — 105 #1,355
1987 90 — 90 #1,446
1986 102 — 102 #1,304
1985 112 — 112 #1,226
1984 115 — 115 #1,168
1983 120 — 120 #1,121
1982 140 — 140 #1,040
1981 162 — 162 #928
1980 126 — 126 #1,098
1979 134 — 134 #1,036
1978 141 — 141 #981
1977 118 — 118 #1,098
1976 147 — 147 #897
1975 140 — 140 #923
1974 159 — 159 #832
1973 135 — 135 #912
1972 120 — 120 #993
1971 149 — 149 #889
1970 152 — 152 #878
1969 163 — 163 #807
1968 150 — 150 #832
1967 148 — 148 #820
1966 165 — 165 #764
1965 170 — 170 #759
1964 165 — 165 #815
1963 187 — 187 #753
1962 186 — 186 #763
1961 202 — 202 #734
1960 189 — 189 #741
1959 191 — 191 #731
1958 213 — 213 #678
1957 194 — 194 #716
1956 219 — 219 #642
1955 233 — 233 #604
1954 251 — 251 #561
1953 237 — 237 #572
1952 239 — 239 #562
1951 205 — 205 #598
1950 230 — 230 #543
1949 237 — 237 #541
1948 253 — 253 #517
1947 253 — 253 #525
1946 242 5 247 #501
1945 221 — 221 #486
1944 222 — 222 #480
1943 244 — 244 #471
1942 229 — 229 #491
1941 231 — 231 #456
1940 239 5 244 #440
1939 238 — 238 #436
1938 274 — 274 #404
1937 237 — 237 #420
1936 282 — 282 #379
1935 294 — 294 #371
1934 310 5 315 #358
1933 307 — 307 #359
1932 409 5 414 #316
1931 379 7 386 #329
1930 480 6 486 #304
1929 514 — 514 #285
1928 481 — 481 #303
1927 524 — 524 #293
1926 532 — 532 #290
1925 526 — 526 #294
1924 579 5 584 #272
1923 553 — 553 #274
1922 574 — 574 #271
1921 569 6 575 #278
1920 592 — 592 #268
1919 553 — 553 #270
1918 575 — 575 #263
1917 589 — 589 #255
1916 567 — 567 #256
1915 465 — 465 #274
1914 405 — 405 #254
1913 327 — 327 #256
1912 305 — 305 #256
1911 230 — 230 #255
1910 213 — 213 #263
1909 196 — 196 #257
1908 179 — 179 #266
1907 154 — 154 #282
1906 123 — 123 #301
1905 138 — 138 #282
1904 116 — 116 #300
1903 110 — 110 #297
1902 137 — 137 #266
1901 105 — 105 #298
1900 135 — 135 #279
1899 104 — 104 #288
1898 113 — 113 #289
1897 103 — 103 #279
1896 114 — 114 #269
1895 94 — 94 #297
1894 84 — 84 #299
1893 74 — 74 #313
1892 81 — 81 #303
1891 53 — 53 #344
1890 64 — 64 #315
1889 60 — 60 #315
1888 59 — 59 #311
1887 51 — 51 #298
1886 59 — 59 #272
1885 53 — 53 #272
1884 39 — 39 #317
1883 26 — 26 #354
1882 31 — 31 #319
1881 38 — 38 #266
1880 30 — 30 #283