Baby name

Elvira

Girl

Classic name

1920 was its best year: 592 births, or 1 baby in 3,822. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 1710.

27,234births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 268rank at its peak, in 1920

Where babies named Elvira are born

1920

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The darker the blue, the more common Elvira is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Elvira is most common in New Mexico (6.4 times), Texas (4) and Arizona (2.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Elvia 7,680
Elvera 5,200
Elmira 4,360
Elvina 2,605

Names from the same era

Leola · Nannie · Jewell · Cleo · Elinor · Harriett

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