Elvis
Elvis was the 1328th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 145 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 311th with 605 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 245 places. More babies were named Elvis in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,328 boys, up 9 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 145boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1957605 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,123babies recorded
Elvis popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 152 since 1913.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,328 | 145 |
| 2020 | #1,337 | 134 |
| 2010 | #1,013 | 193 |
| 2000 | #593 | 333 |
| 1990 | #720 | 200 |
| 1980 | #571 | 229 |
| 1970 | #719 | 131 |
| 1960 | #510 | 242 |
| 1950 | #845 | 65 |
| 1940 | #690 | 77 |
| 1930 | #700 | 79 |
| 1920 | #769 | 74 |
| 1910 | #716 | 18 |
| 1900 | #987 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elvis, counting every spelling?
Elvis has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,260 for boys in 2025, against #1,328 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Elvis?
145 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elvis (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elvis 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 58 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elvis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elvis?
About 14,200 people born in the US named Elvis are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 19 and 52. That makes Elvis 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.
Elvis by state
How common Elvis was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.9×), California (1.7×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elvis: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elvis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elvis
How popular is the name Elvis?
Elvis was the 1328th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 145 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 311th with 605 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 245 places. More babies were named Elvis in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Elvis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elvis in the US.
Where is Elvis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elvis was most common in New York (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New Jersey.