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Baby name

Elvis

Boy

Origin of the name

Elvis is a name of uncertain origin. Elvis Presley made it famous all over the world.

Classic name

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Elvis peaked in 1957, when 1 baby in 6,944 was given the name. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 135 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1328.
17,971births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 311rank at its peak, in 1957

Where babies named Elvis are born

1957

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Elvis is most common in Arkansas (2.8 times), New York (2.2) and Mississippi (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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