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
- Peak · boys
- 1883 · 92 births
- Debut · boys
- 79 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 33,511since 1880
Elbert over time
Rank among boys' names. Elbert has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #8,243 | 9 | |
| 2024 | — | #7,257 | 11 | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | #7,768 | 10 | |
| 2021 | — | #12,146 | 5 | |
| 2020 | — | #9,554 | 7 | |
| 2019 | — | #7,173 | 11 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,036 | 14 | |
| 2017 | — | #5,788 | 15 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,624 | 21 | |
| 2015 | — | #5,746 | 15 | |
| 2014 | — | #5,997 | 14 | |
| 2013 | — | #6,241 | 13 | |
| 2012 | — | #5,720 | 15 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,983 | 18 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,517 | 21 | |
| 2009 | — | #5,554 | 16 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,395 | 22 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,687 | 28 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,370 | 21 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,319 | 30 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,636 | 25 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,732 | 23 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,670 | 23 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,742 | 34 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,525 | 37 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,795 | 30 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,851 | 28 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,164 | 40 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,047 | 42 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,801 | 48 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,927 | 43 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,792 | 47 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,359 | 69 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,368 | 68 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,270 | 76 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,154 | 84 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,154 | 76 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,101 | 76 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,255 | 59 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,011 | 81 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,033 | 74 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,095 | 66 | |
| 1982 | — | #943 | 90 | |
| 1981 | — | #894 | 99 | |
| 1980 | — | #967 | 86 | |
| 1979 | — | #887 | 97 | |
| 1978 | — | #798 | 113 | |
| 1977 | — | #834 | 104 | |
| 1976 | — | #820 | 104 | |
| 1975 | — | #741 | 126 | |
| 1974 | — | #716 | 131 | |
| 1973 | — | #629 | 158 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #665 | 146 |
| 1971 | — | #582 | 198 | |
| 1970 | — | #641 | 161 | |
| 1969 | — | #584 | 176 | |
| 1968 | — | #555 | 185 | |
| 1967 | — | #543 | 189 | |
| 1966 | — | #534 | 202 | |
| 1965 | — | #498 | 235 | |
| 1964 | — | #505 | 241 | |
| 1963 | — | #483 | 273 | |
| 1962 | — | #531 | 226 | |
| 1961 | — | #494 | 256 | |
| 1960 | — | #488 | 263 | |
| 1959 | — | #433 | 340 | |
| 1958 | — | #421 | 348 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #412 | 355 |
| 1956 | — | #426 | 314 | |
| 1955 | — | #388 | 345 | |
| 1954 | — | #382 | 348 | |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #365 | 354 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #357 | 363 |
| 1951 | — | #343 | 396 | |
| 1950 | — | #363 | 344 | |
| 1949 | — | #333 | 417 | |
| 1948 | — | #341 | 386 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #322 | 455 |
| 1946 | — | #315 | 418 | |
| 1945 | — | #294 | 416 | |
| 1944 | — | #292 | 414 | |
| 1943 | — | #273 | 498 | |
| 1942 | — | #278 | 471 | |
| 1941 | — | #247 | 506 | |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #253 | 470 |
| 1939 | — | #250 | 460 | |
| 1938 | — | #249 | 473 | |
| 1937 | — | #245 | 475 | |
| 1936 | — | #231 | 491 | |
| 1935 | — | #217 | 547 | |
| 1934 | — | #225 | 527 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #214 | 537 |
| 1932 | — | #225 | 532 | |
| 1931 | — | #220 | 566 | |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #213 | 609 |
| 1929 | — | #212 | 601 | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #207 | 656 |
| 1927 | — | #205 | 677 | |
| 1926 | — | #196 | 717 | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #208 | 673 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #195 | 726 |
| 1923 | — | #182 | 772 | |
| 1922 | — | #184 | 754 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #193 | 714 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #181 | 786 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #179 | 735 |
| 1918 | — | #191 | 663 | |
| 1917 | — | #179 | 675 | |
| 1916 | — | #180 | 662 | |
| 1915 | — | #169 | 669 | |
| 1914 | — | #188 | 450 | |
| 1913 | — | #168 | 416 | |
| 1912 | — | #172 | 342 | |
| 1911 | — | #169 | 195 | |
| 1910 | — | #166 | 183 | |
| 1909 | — | #151 | 167 | |
| 1908 | — | #178 | 121 | |
| 1907 | — | #180 | 120 | |
| 1906 | — | #205 | 85 | |
| 1905 | — | #155 | 132 | |
| 1904 | — | #182 | 100 | |
| 1903 | — | #171 | 95 | |
| 1902 | — | #162 | 108 | |
| 1901 | — | #187 | 78 | |
| 1900 | — | #168 | 125 | |
| 1899 | — | #177 | 81 | |
| 1898 | — | #179 | 87 | |
| 1897 | — | #164 | 95 | |
| 1896 | — | #164 | 96 | |
| 1895 | — | #145 | 106 | |
| 1894 | — | #158 | 97 | |
| 1893 | — | #162 | 89 | |
| 1892 | — | #170 | 93 | |
| 1891 | — | #166 | 77 | |
| 1890 | — | #159 | 89 | |
| 1889 | — | #151 | 95 | |
| 1888 | — | #155 | 98 | |
| 1887 | — | #151 | 82 | |
| 1886 | — | #149 | 94 | |
| 1885 | — | #146 | 92 | |
| 1884 | — | #152 | 90 | |
| 1883 | — | #133 | 92 | |
| 1882 | — | #140 | 99 | |
| 1881 | — | #148 | 84 | |
| 1880 | — | #165 | 79 | |
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 1924
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#66 · 1 in 351
- Tennessee#83 · 1 in 474
- Mississippi#87 · 1 in 430
- Kentucky#94 · 1 in 508
- Arkansas#97 · 1 in 448
Best ever in a state: #57 in Arkansas, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #66 | 74 | 1 in 351 |
| Tennessee | #83 | 53 | 1 in 474 |
| Mississippi | #87 | 43 | 1 in 430 |
| Kentucky | #94 | 53 | 1 in 508 |
| Arkansas | #97 | 41 | 1 in 448 |
| North Carolina | #115 | 54 | 1 in 645 |
| West Virginia | #139 | 22 | 1 in 839 |
| South Carolina | #142 | 22 | 1 in 913 |
| Florida | #143 | 15 | 1 in 778 |
| Georgia | #146 | 30 | 1 in 928 |
| Utah | #154 | 7 | 1 in 711 |
| Oregon | #157 | 6 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Virginia | #170 | 21 | 1 in 1,155 |
| Texas | #180 | 60 | 1 in 935 |
| Indiana | #181 | 17 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Missouri | #182 | 21 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Oklahoma | #182 | 20 | 1 in 1,140 |
| Kansas | #186 | 12 | 1 in 1,358 |
| Washington | #187 | 6 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Connecticut | #202 | 5 | 1 in 2,497 |
| Maryland | #205 | 6 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Illinois | #211 | 29 | 1 in 2,059 |
| Louisiana | #215 | 15 | 1 in 1,291 |
| Colorado | #223 | 5 | 1 in 1,762 |
| Ohio | #226 | 22 | 1 in 2,454 |
| California | #258 | 17 | 1 in 2,151 |
| Iowa | #275 | 7 | 1 in 2,987 |
| New York | #404 | 12 | 1 in 8,014 |
| Pennsylvania | #416 | 9 | 1 in 10,098 |
| Michigan | #431 | 5 | 1 in 7,783 |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #133 (92 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 111 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 103 yrs · run 1880–1982
- 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
- 21.1% of all boys named Elbert (7,076) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 905 | #133 (1883) | #149 |
| 1890s | 910 | #145 (1895) | #164 |
| 1900s | 1,131 | #151 (1909) | #174 |
| 1910s | 4,990 | #166 (1910) | #176 |
| 1920s | 7,076 | #181 (1920) | #196 |
| 1930s | 5,217 | #213 (1930) | #229 |
| 1940s | 4,451 | #247 (1941) | #295 |
| 1950s | 3,507 | #343 (1951) | #389 |
| 1960s | 2,246 | #483 (1963) | #522 |
| 1970s | 1,338 | #582 (1971) | #731 |
| 1980s | 791 | #894 (1981) | #1,061 |
| 1990s | 491 | #1,270 (1990) | #1,937 |
| 2000s | 259 | #2,525 (2000) | #3,763 |
| 2010s | 157 | #4,517 (2010) | #5,683 |
| 2020s | 42 | #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 1924
Top girls' names in 1924
Top boys' names in 1924
More about 1924
girls
1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 156,109 of them was named Elbert, which outranked 37.9% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,393Zell9
- #3,393Zenaida9
- #3,393Zilla9
- #3,665Elbert8
- #3,665Adie8
- #3,665Adria8
- #3,665Adrianne8
- #4,002Abelina7
- #4,002Adabelle7
- #4,002Adamae7
Tied with 336 names at #3,665; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 1,560 of them was named Elbert, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.