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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Elver

Used in both girl and boy records

Elver appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Elver by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDElver as a girl’s nameUS records 1914–1955
#29431girl rank1927peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDElver as a boy’s nameUS records 1900–2023
#9133boy rank2003peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Elver in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19278 uses#318919141914–19558 listed years
Boy200316 uses#131019001900–201737 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.