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Girl name

Elfida

100% girls · last recorded 1965

Elfida has been given to about 155 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1940, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 83
Median age today82 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elfida per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1940 · 10
  • Born in 20250
  • All time155

How popular is Elfida?

Its best year was 1940, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 2796th. The typical living American called Elfida is about 82 years old today.

Names that sound like Elfida

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elida0.88
  2. Elvira0.78
  3. Elvia0.78
  4. Eliza0.69
  5. Elisa0.69
  6. Elda0.70
  7. Melinda0.68
  8. Lida0.70

Middle names for Elfida

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elfida Rose0.89
  2. Elfida Louise0.89
  3. Elfida June0.88
  4. Elfida Pearl0.88
  5. Elfida Quinn0.88
  6. Elfida Nell0.88

Sibling names for Elfida

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.65
  2. Fayesister · 0.59
  3. Mavissister · 0.57
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.56
  5. Billieeither · 0.55
  6. Mackbrother · 0.54

Where Elfida is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Elfida White0.84
    2. Elfida Reyes0.84
    3. Elfida Nguyen0.84
    4. Elfida Moore0.84
    5. Elfida Lee0.84
    6. Elfida Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Elfida

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.