Elfie
Last seen for girls in 1928 at #4,725
- Peak · girls
- 1888 · 11 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 316since 1883
Elfie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Elfie has never cracked the top 700 here.
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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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| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 |
| 1914 | #1,603 | 17 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 |
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| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 |
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| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 |
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| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 |
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| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 |
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| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 |
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| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 |
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First appearance
1883
The first year at least five girls were named Elfie! It came in at #817, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1887, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1928
- Biggest drop: 354 spots in 1889 (#793 → #1,147)
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1888 at #793 (11 births)
- Births halved by 1892, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1883–1888
Share of babies · girls
1 in 16,238
- Highest: 1 in 16,238 girls born in 1888 were named Elfie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 230,664 girls born in 1928 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 27.5% of all girls named Elfie (87) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1880s | 33 | #793 (1888) | #978 |
| 1890s | 51 | #1,023 (1893) | #1,318 |
| 1900s | 71 | #1,106 (1900) | #1,516 |
| 1910s | 87 | #1,603 (1914) | #2,538 |
| 1920s | 74 | #2,186 (1922) | #3,920 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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