Girl nameCurrently #3,703 in the USFalling

Elva

//ˈɛlvə//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19184 lettersStarts with E

Meaning & origin

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Elva's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Elva, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Elva
188044
188151
188280
188377
188487
1885108
1886116
188799
1888128
1889135
1890166
1891163
1892186
1893156
1894176
1895223
1896204
1897198
1898266
1899194
1900306
1901291
1902253
1903260
1904234
1905267
1906235
1907306
1908287
1909285
1910347
1911354
1912436
1913510
1914583
1915769
1916804
1917772
1918818
1919796
1920794
1921736
1922706
1923684
1924653
1925650
1926596
1927576
1928579
1929557
1930531
1931433
1932429
1933434
1934379
1935383
1936349
1937329
1938336
1939351
1940314
1941298
1942286
1943312
1944270
1945245
1946266
1947299
1948268
1949254
1950235
1951280
1952227
1953228
1954273
1955251
1956224
1957218
1958210
1959200
1960189
1961182
1962173
1963149
1964159
1965152
1966133
1967136
1968128
1969121
1970112
1971110
1972103
1973120
197488
1975108
197694
197787
197885
197986
198074
1981100
198292
198372
198465
198565
198675
198768
198878
198970
199082
199162
199271
199386
199470
199550
199666
199751
199860
199954
200061
200151
200251
200344
200446
200539
200656
200746
200838
200939
201054
201134
201245
201340
201443
201544
201654
201748
201849
201950
202045
202135
202241
202338
202441

Elva through the decades

  • Elva peaked in 1918, when 818 babies were named Elva in the US.
  • The 1920s were Elva's strongest decade, averaging 653 births a year.
  • Elva currently ranks #3,703 in the US and is cooling off.

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