Elvira
Quick answers about Elvira
How many people are named Elvira?
An estimated 8,826 living Americans are named Elvira.
How rare is Elvira?
Elvira is uncommon among babies today, with 119 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 79.9% from its 1920 peak.
How old is the typical Elvira?
The median age of a living American named Elvira is approximately 51 years, with most bearers falling between 32 and 68 years old.
Is Elvira still popular?
Yes — Elvira is currently rising in popularity, with 119 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Elvira most common?
Elvira has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 10.9× more often than the national baseline.
Elvira is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 10.9× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Arizona.
States where Elvira is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.