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Elvira

/ɛˈlvaɪɹə/ · 100% girls · 119 born in 2025

Elvira has been given to about 27,278 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɛˈlvaɪɹə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 12,641
Median age today64 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elvira per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 592
  • Born in 2025119
  • All time27,278
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Elvira?

Its best year was 1920, when 592 babies were given the name, ranking 268th. The typical living American called Elvira is about 64 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Elvira

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elmira0.88
  2. Elvera0.82
  3. Elvia0.81
  4. Elnora0.70
  5. Eliza0.69
  6. Elisa0.69
  7. Elora0.70
  8. Eldora0.70

Middle names for Elvira

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

Sibling names for Elvira

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Adelesister · 0.94
  2. Ilasister · 0.94
  3. Luellasister · 0.94
  4. Cleoeither · 0.94
  5. Louiebrother · 0.94
  6. Otisbrother · 0.93

Where Elvira is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. Virginia0.01%
  4. Texas0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Elvira across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.