Elba
Elba was the 11207th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 761st; the most babies were born in 1956 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 47 places. More babies were named Elba in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,207 girls, up 2,707 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195682 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,706babies recorded
Elba popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 313 since 1892.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,207 | 8 |
| 2020 | #13,914 | 6 |
| 2010 | #9,969 | 11 |
| 2000 | #5,367 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,658 | 44 |
| 1980 | #2,498 | 38 |
| 1970 | #1,661 | 56 |
| 1960 | #1,410 | 61 |
| 1950 | #1,554 | 36 |
| 1940 | #2,794 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,443 | 29 |
| 1920 | #1,385 | 33 |
| 1910 | #1,820 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,782 | 6 |
| 1890 | #1,249 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elba, counting every spelling?
Elba has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elba?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elba (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elba born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elba.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elba?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Elba are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 37 and 66. That makes Elba mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elba by state
How common Elba was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Elba
How popular is the name Elba?
Elba was the 11207th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 761st; the most babies were born in 1956 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 47 places. More babies were named Elba in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Elba a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elba in the US.
Where is Elba most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elba was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).