Elvie
The Story of Elvie
As a girl name
American parents first put Elvie on the record books as a girl name in 1881, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 92 Elvies were born — ranking #729 that year. About 23% of every Elvie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Elvie ranks #3,690 for girls with 41 births, rising sharply (+177% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Elvie as a boy name dates back to 1890, when 5 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Elvie — #1,342 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Elvie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Elvie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 725 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Elvie
Elvie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Elvie's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #582. Use the chart and map above to compare Elvie'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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