Is Elberta a boy or girl name?

Elberta is a girl’s name. Of the 1,750 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Elberta

Recorded 1883–1979 · United States

Elberta was most popular in 1916, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,627 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,750 people named Elberta.

Elberta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elberta’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elberta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elberta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,750 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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