Elbert

Last seen for girls in 1972 at #7,292 · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1883 · 92 births
Debut · boys
79 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
33,511
since 1880

Elbert over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Elbert has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #133, 1883boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#8,2439
2024#7,25711
2023
2022#7,76810
2021#12,1465
2020#9,5547
2019#7,17311
2018#6,03614
2017#5,78815
2016#4,62421
2015#5,74615
2014#5,99714
2013#6,24113
2012#5,72015
2011#4,98318
2010#4,51721
2009#5,55416
2008#4,39522
2007#3,68728
2006#4,37021
2005#3,31930
2004#3,63625
2003#3,73223
2002#3,67023
2001#2,74234
2000#2,52537
1999#2,79530
1998#2,85128
1997#2,16440
1996#2,04742
1995#1,80148
1994#1,92743
1993#1,79247
1992#1,35969
1991#1,36868
1990#1,27076
1989#1,15484
1988#1,15476
1987#1,10176
1986#1,25559
1985#1,01181
1984#1,03374
1983#1,09566
1982#94390
1981#89499
1980#96786
1979#88797
1978#798113
1977#834104
1976#820104
1975#741126
1974#716131
1973#629158
1972#7,2926#665146
1971#582198
1970#641161
1969#584176
1968#555185
1967#543189
1966#534202
1965#498235
1964#505241
1963#483273
1962#531226
1961#494256
1960#488263
1959#433340
1958#421348
1957#6,0865#412355
1956#426314
1955#388345
1954#382348
1953#4,5957#365354
1952#4,9086#357363
1951#343396
1950#363344
1949#333417
1948#341386
1947#4,7646#322455
1946#315418
1945#294416
1944#292414
1943#273498
1942#278471
1941#247506
1940#2,9639#253470
1939#250460
1938#249473
1937#245475
1936#231491
1935#217547
1934#225527
1933#4,2185#214537
1932#225532
1931#220566
1930#2,84510#213609
1929#212601
1928#3,7437#207656
1927#205677
1926#196717
1925#3,3629#208673
1924#3,6658#195726
1923#182772
1922#184754
1921#4,4646#193714
1920#3,9577#181786
1919#4,2516#179735
1918#191663
1917#179675
1916#180662
1915#169669
1914#188450
1913#168416
1912#172342
1911#169195
1910#166183
1909#151167
1908#178121
1907#180120
1906#20585
1905#155132
1904#182100
1903#17195
1902#162108
1901#18778
1900#168125
1899#17781
1898#17987
1897#16495
1896#16496
1895#145106
1894#15897
1893#16289
1892#17093
1891#16677
1890#15989
1889#15195
1888#15598
1887#15182
1886#14994
1885#14692
1884#15290
1883#13392
1882#14099
1881#14884
1880#16579
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Elbert was already there! It came in at #165, and was given to 79 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2023, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Elbert is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedNHWashington: #216 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,789 boysWAIdaho: #125 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 513 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedMNIllinois: #245 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,465 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedWIMichigan: #307 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,632 boysMINew York: #328 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,260 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedRIOregon: #167 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,008 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedIAIndiana: #204 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,935 boysINOhio: #278 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,635 boysOHPennsylvania: #360 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,203 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #314 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,119 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedUTColorado: #177 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,021 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedNEMissouri: #154 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,014 boysMOKentucky: #78 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 407 boysKYWest Virginia: #148 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 892 boysWVVirginia: #134 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 778 boysVAMaryland: #192 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,976 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedNMKansas: #199 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,399 boysKSArkansas: #88 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 410 boysARTennessee: #86 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 486 boysTNNorth Carolina: #107 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 601 boysNCSouth Carolina: #127 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 751 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #117 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 569 boysOKLouisiana: #158 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 778 boysLAMississippi: #94 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 456 boysMSAlabama: #88 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 463 boysALGeorgia: #108 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 633 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Elbert, so not publishedHITexas: #132 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 664 boysTXFlorida: #112 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 561 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#78 · 1 in 407
  2. Tennessee#86 · 1 in 486
  3. Arkansas#88 · 1 in 410
  4. Alabama#88 · 1 in 463
  5. Mississippi#94 · 1 in 456

Best ever in a state: #57 in Arkansas, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#78561 in 407
Tennessee#86451 in 486
Alabama#88551 in 463
Arkansas#88421 in 410
Mississippi#94431 in 456
North Carolina#107511 in 601
Georgia#108491 in 633
Florida#112161 in 561
Oklahoma#117331 in 569
Idaho#12571 in 513
South Carolina#127271 in 751
Texas#132681 in 664
Virginia#134281 in 778
West Virginia#148151 in 892
Missouri#154251 in 1,014
Louisiana#158231 in 778
Oregon#16751 in 1,008
Colorado#17771 in 1,021
Maryland#19261 in 1,976
Kansas#199101 in 1,399
Indiana#204111 in 1,935
Washington#21651 in 1,789
Illinois#245201 in 2,465
Ohio#278121 in 3,635
Michigan#30781 in 3,632
California#31471 in 3,119
New York#328161 in 5,260
Pennsylvania#360111 in 7,203
Alaska
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Elbert
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 986 spots since 2024 (#7,257#8,243)
  • 1,311 spots since 2020 (#9,554#8,243)
  • 2,497 spots since 2015 (#5,746#8,243)
  • Biggest jump: 73 spots in 1981 (#967#894)
  • Biggest drop: 152 spots in 1983 (#943#1,095)
Rise & fade · boys
3 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1883 at #133 (92 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 111 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 103 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 103 yrs · run 1880–1982
Share of babies · boys
1 in 982
  • Highest: 1 in 982 boys born in 1909 were named Elbert (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 189,786 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #133 in 1883, was only 1 in 1,137 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 21.1% of all boys named Elbert (7,076) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s905#133 (1883)#149
1890s910#145 (1895)#164
1900s1,131#151 (1909)#174
1910s4,990#166 (1910)#176
1920s7,076#181 (1920)#196
1930s5,217#213 (1930)#229
1940s4,451#247 (1941)#295
1950s3,507#343 (1951)#389
1960s2,246#483 (1963)#522
1970s1,338#582 (1971)#731
1980s791#894 (1981)#1,061
1990s491#1,270 (1990)#1,937
2000s259#2,525 (2000)#3,763
2010s157#4,517 (2010)#5,683
2020s42#7,257 (2024)#8,994

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Elbert in 1919

girls
#4,251
6 births · 1 in 188,353 girls
boys
#179
735 births · 1 in 1,333 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #4,251Elbert6

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #179Elbert735
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 188,353 of them was named Elbert, which outranked 23.5% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elbert
  1. #3,817Zofia7
  2. #3,817Zoila7
  3. #3,817Zuma7
  4. #4,251Elbert6
  5. #4,251Adalee6
  6. #4,251Addis6
  7. #4,251Adelheid6
  8. #4,814Abie5
  9. #4,814Adamae5
  10. #4,814Adie5

Tied with 562 names at #4,251; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. 851Gregoria#1,805#954
  2. 443Concha#1,333#890
  3. 390Arlena#1,299#909
  4. 353Marina#1,255#902
  5. 333Roselle#1,333#1,000
Fallers
  1. 1,019Liberty#585#1,604
  2. 840Victory#809#1,649
  3. 567Karen#960#1,527
  4. 404Zena#989#1,393
  5. 359Malvina#989#1,348

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 1,333 of them was named Elbert, which outranked 96.3% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elbert
  1. #176Abraham742
  2. #177Phillip741
  3. #178Isaac737
  4. #179Elbert735
  5. #180Felix725
  6. #181Dean722
  7. #182Merle721
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. 446Quinten#1,313#867
  2. 432Dempsey#1,012#580
  3. 341Winton#1,231#890
  4. 334Donnie#1,211#877
  5. 332Edsel#1,062#730
Fallers
  1. 2,008Foch#869#2,877
  2. 582Carmel#949#1,531
  3. 403Eligah#918#1,321
  4. 398Nels#809#1,207
  5. 355Myer#966#1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1919