Feminine dossier · first seen 1881

Elvie

Resurgent Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1917
Peak births
92
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Elvie

How many people are named Elvie?

An estimated 469 living Americans are named Elvie.

How rare is Elvie?

Elvie is very rare among babies today, with 38 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 58.7% from its 1917 peak.

How old is the typical Elvie?

The median age of a living American named Elvie is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 73 years old.

Is Elvie still popular?

Yes — Elvie is currently rising in popularity, with 38 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 8.8× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Elvie most common?

Elvie has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 5.3× more often than the national baseline.

1881Peak 19172025
peak 1917 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1917
Decline from peak
58.7%
2025
38
All-time
2,704

Elvie is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 5.3× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Alabama.

States where Elvie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: 3.5× the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: 5.3× the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY