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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Elvera

Elvera was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked 447th; the most babies were born in 1921 (219). More babies were named Elvera in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1921219 babies
Total since 1880
5,200babies recorded

Elvera popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#10,8485
1970#8,3545
1960#3,76112
1950#1,69031
1940#1,02949
1930#658109
1920#467212
1910#56054
1900#64230
1890#1,1297
1880——

How popular is Elvera, counting every spelling?

Elvera has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Elvera?

About 700 people born in the US named Elvera are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 67 and 86. That makes Elvera a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Elvera by state

How common Elvera was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (5.1×), California (3.0×), Nebraska (2.9×), Wisconsin (2.9×), Missouri (2.1×). In 30 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.50 per 1,000 babiesWI0.50Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesND0.34Minnesota: 0.89 per 1,000 babiesMN0.89Illinois: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesIL0.34Michigan: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesMI0.16New York: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesNY0.16Massachusetts: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMA0.05Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesSD0.24Iowa: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesIA0.31Indiana: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesIN0.11Ohio: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesOH0.18Pennsylvania: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesPA0.13New Jersey: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.22Connecticut: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCT0.07Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.52 per 1,000 babiesCA0.52Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesCO0.39Nebraska: 0.50 per 1,000 babiesNE0.50Missouri: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesMO0.37Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesKS0.07Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesLA0.27Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesTX0.15Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Elvera, girls, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Elvera

How popular is the name Elvera?

Elvera was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked 447th; the most babies were born in 1921 (219). More babies were named Elvera in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Elvera a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elvera in the US.

Where was Elvera most popular?

In 1919–1923, Elvera was most common in Minnesota (0.89 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Nebraska.