Elva
Girl · EL-va · Irish
Elva is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies) and 3,644th for girls in the US (41 babies).
What does Elva mean?
Irish: anglicized form of Ailbhe
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ailbhe, which is thought to come from an old Celtic word for white.
- Say it
- EL-va
Is Elva a girl's or a boy's name?
Elva is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the UK and 41 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elva in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,690among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Elva, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elva in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,639th in England and Wales.
Elva in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,690 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,605 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,599 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Elva in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,644among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 39,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 41 girls in the US were named Elva, making it the 3,644th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,399th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 789 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elva in the US since 1880 were born between 1915 and 1947, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elva in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #3,644 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3,639 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,909 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2021 | 35 | #4,087 |
| 2020 | 45 | #3,399 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3,171 |
| 2018 | 49 | #3,244 |
| 2017 | 48 | #3,305 |
| 2016 | 54 | #3,060 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3,533 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3,583 |
| 2013 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2012 | 45 | #3,522 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 54 | #3,074 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3,943 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4,088 |
| 2007 | 47 | #3,481 |
| 2006 | 56 | #3,016 |
| 2005 | 39 | #3,726 |
| 2004 | 46 | #3,261 |
| 2003 | 44 | #3,287 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,884 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,840 |
| 2000 | 61 | #2,476 |
| 1999 | 54 | #2,607 |
| 1998 | 60 | #2,335 |
| 1997 | 51 | #2,508 |
| 1996 | 66 | #2,082 |
| 1995 | 50 | #2,511 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,994 |
| 1993 | 86 | #1,721 |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,942 |
| 1991 | 62 | #2,130 |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1989 | 70 | #1,868 |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,659 |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,747 |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,587 |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,739 |
| 1984 | 65 | #1,684 |
| 1983 | 72 | #1,552 |
| 1982 | 92 | #1,345 |
| 1981 | 95 | #1,319 |
| 1980 | 74 | #1,570 |
| 1979 | 86 | #1,420 |
| 1978 | 85 | #1,374 |
| 1977 | 87 | #1,325 |
| 1976 | 94 | #1,206 |
| 1975 | 108 | #1,083 |
| 1974 | 88 | #1,239 |
| 1973 | 120 | #990 |
| 1972 | 103 | #1,096 |
| 1971 | 110 | #1,093 |
| 1970 | 107 | #1,099 |
| 1969 | 121 | #975 |
| 1968 | 128 | #913 |
| 1967 | 136 | #872 |
| 1966 | 133 | #869 |
| 1965 | 152 | #803 |
| 1964 | 150 | #850 |
| 1963 | 149 | #856 |
| 1962 | 173 | #789 |
| 1961 | 177 | #788 |
| 1960 | 189 | #740 |
| 1959 | 195 | #716 |
| 1958 | 205 | #689 |
| 1957 | 208 | #689 |
| 1956 | 217 | #647 |
| 1955 | 246 | #584 |
| 1954 | 266 | #545 |
| 1953 | 228 | #585 |
| 1952 | 218 | #589 |
| 1951 | 274 | #494 |
| 1950 | 225 | #553 |
| 1949 | 249 | #517 |
| 1948 | 257 | #511 |
| 1947 | 290 | #482 |
| 1946 | 253 | #488 |
| 1945 | 239 | #464 |
| 1944 | 258 | #451 |
| 1943 | 298 | #427 |
| 1942 | 269 | #448 |
| 1941 | 284 | #403 |
| 1940 | 301 | #384 |
| 1939 | 333 | #356 |
| 1938 | 324 | #361 |
| 1937 | 318 | #363 |
| 1936 | 333 | #343 |
| 1935 | 369 | #328 |
| 1934 | 359 | #329 |
| 1933 | 420 | #296 |
| 1932 | 412 | #315 |
| 1931 | 414 | #315 |
| 1930 | 512 | #291 |
| 1929 | 540 | #276 |
| 1928 | 560 | #275 |
| 1927 | 551 | #285 |
| 1926 | 572 | #278 |
| 1925 | 632 | #265 |
| 1924 | 631 | #263 |
| 1923 | 655 | #251 |
| 1922 | 686 | #249 |
| 1921 | 720 | #249 |
| 1920 | 767 | #234 |
| 1919 | 782 | #223 |
| 1918 | 789 | #225 |
| 1917 | 760 | #223 |
| 1916 | 783 | #217 |
| 1915 | 753 | #216 |
| 1914 | 563 | #224 |
| 1913 | 496 | #209 |
| 1912 | 430 | #216 |
| 1911 | 354 | #202 |
| 1910 | 342 | #194 |
| 1909 | 279 | #205 |
| 1908 | 279 | #201 |
| 1907 | 297 | #184 |
| 1906 | 235 | #201 |
| 1905 | 261 | #189 |
| 1904 | 234 | #193 |
| 1903 | 255 | #182 |
| 1902 | 253 | #182 |
| 1901 | 283 | #161 |
| 1900 | 301 | #178 |
| 1899 | 194 | #197 |
| 1898 | 261 | #179 |
| 1897 | 198 | #198 |
| 1896 | 198 | #196 |
| 1895 | 218 | #182 |
| 1894 | 176 | #200 |
| 1893 | 156 | #201 |
| 1892 | 181 | #187 |
| 1891 | 158 | #187 |
| 1890 | 160 | #185 |
| 1889 | 135 | #195 |
| 1888 | 128 | #197 |
| 1887 | 99 | #205 |
| 1886 | 110 | #190 |
| 1885 | 108 | #176 |
| 1884 | 81 | #210 |
| 1883 | 72 | #204 |
| 1882 | 75 | #183 |
| 1881 | 51 | #213 |
| 1880 | 44 | #233 |
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