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Elvis

/ˈɛlvɪs/ · 99% boys · 145 born in 2025

Elvis has been given to about 18,123 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛlvɪs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 14,707
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elvis per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 618
  • Born in 2025145
  • All time18,123
  • England & Wales, 2025#723 · 49

How popular is Elvis?

Its best year was 1957, when 618 babies were given the name, ranking 311th. The typical living American called Elvis is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Elvis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ellis0.85
  2. Alvis0.78
  3. Elvin0.75
  4. Memphis0.70
  5. Luis0.62
  6. Davis0.62
  7. Eli0.60
  8. Ervin0.60

Middle names for Elvis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elvis Paul0.77
  2. Elvis John0.77
  3. Elvis Lee0.77
  4. Elvis Dean0.76
  5. Elvis Blake0.76
  6. Elvis Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Elvis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.94
  2. Tomasbrother · 0.94
  3. Georginasister · 0.93
  4. Marcelbrother · 0.93
  5. Noemisister · 0.92
  6. Marasister · 0.92

Where Elvis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.01%
  2. Washington0.01%
  3. Virginia0.01%
  4. California0.01%
  5. New Jersey0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Elvis Anderson0.77
  2. Elvis Reyes0.72
  3. Elvis Nguyen0.72
  4. Elvis Moore0.72
  5. Elvis Lee0.72
  6. Elvis Hall0.72

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 Elvis

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

Elvis 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.