Is Elvie a boy or girl name?

Elvie is a unisex name. Of the 3,429 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 78.9% were girls and 21.1% were boys.

Elvie

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Elvie was most popular in 1917, when 115 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,165 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,717, with 38 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,429 people named Elvie.

Elvie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elvie’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elvie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elvie is a unisex name — 78.9% of the 3,429 Americans given it were girls and 21.1% were boys. 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 Elvie

Where Elvie 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