Elvy
Elvy is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Elvy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elvy is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
The Story of Elvy
As a girl name
Elvy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1910, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 10 births, good for #3,097 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Elvys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 110 Elvys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Elvy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 8 births, good for #3,252 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Elvys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1944 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 57 Elvys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Elvy
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About the name Elvy
Elvy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 110 births in the dataset. Elvy's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #3,097. Use the chart and map above to compare Elvy'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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