Is Elba a boy or girl name?

Elba is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 3,706 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 91.5% were girls and 8.5% were boys. It changed hands in 1925, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Elba

Recorded 1888–2025 · United States

Elba was most popular in 1956, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,904 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,706 people named Elba.

Elba over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elba’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elba a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elba is mostly a girl’s name — 91.5% of the 3,706 Americans given it were girls and 8.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 1925 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Elba

Where Elba is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org