Elbie
Elbie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Elbie Fletcher (1916–1994), American baseball player Elbie Lebrecht, specialist librarian, publishing editor and sculptor Elbie Nickel (1922–2007), American football player Elbie Schultz (1917–2002), American football player
Meaning & Origin of Elbie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elbie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Elbie Fletcher (1916–1994), American baseball player Elbie Lebrecht, specialist librarian, publishing editor and sculptor Elbie Nickel (1922–2007), American football player Elbie Schultz (1917–2002), American football player
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The Story of Elbie
As a girl name
American parents first put Elbie on the record books as a girl name in 1922, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 5 Elbies were born — ranking #5,009 that year. About 50% of every Elbie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Elbie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Elbie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1916, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 8 births, good for #2,956 nationwide. About 36% of every Elbie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Elbie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1952, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 81 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Elbie
Elbie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 81 births in the dataset. Elbie's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,956. Use the chart and map above to compare Elbie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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