Is Elba a boy or girl name?
Elba is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Elba, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.5% of the 3,697 US babies named Elba were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,712
- Babies named Elba since 1888
- 3,697
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 82 babies
Boys and girls named Elba, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1890s | 5 | 74 | 93.7% |
| 1900s | 5 | 91 | 94.8% |
| 1910s | 78 | 217 | 73.6% |
| 1920s | 111 | 233 | 67.7% |
| 1930s | 69 | 190 | 73.4% |
| 1940s | 21 | 207 | 90.8% |
| 1950s | 8 | 516 | 98.5% |
| 1960s | 10 | 533 | 98.2% |
| 1970s | 6 | 421 | 98.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 333 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 264 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 157 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,712 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,150 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,740 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,398 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,902 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,276 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,012 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,559 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,089 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,157 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,364 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,721 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,913 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,471 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,968 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,746 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,508 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,820 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,352 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,572 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,974 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,218 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,349 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,366 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,767 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,198 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,959 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,865 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,389 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,521 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,294 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,438 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,051 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,658 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,062 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,108 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,450 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,866 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,502 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,900 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,606 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,227 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,867 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,498 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,091 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,320 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,316 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,146 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,146 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,310 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,187 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,597 | 39 | #2,032 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,781 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,661 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,940 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,783 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,512 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,372 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,060 | 48 | #1,625 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,224 | 53 | #1,562 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,821 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,363 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,454 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,410 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,386 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,516 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,496 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,144 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,557 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,352 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,277 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,589 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,904 | 44 | #1,417 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,554 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,674 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,966 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,302 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,110 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,763 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,762 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,013 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,418 | 16 | #2,240 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,761 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,220 | 10 | #2,794 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,217 | 18 | #1,901 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,704 | 12 | #2,478 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,994 | 16 | #2,021 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,066 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,362 | 14 | #2,231 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,164 | 29 | #1,352 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,803 | 27 | #1,414 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,485 | 18 | #1,894 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,186 | 12 | #2,465 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,834 | 29 | #1,443 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,478 | 21 | #1,776 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,460 | 22 | #1,798 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,551 | 32 | #1,432 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,329 | 26 | #1,638 |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,889 | 20 | #1,958 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,379 | 13 | #2,704 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,404 | 19 | #2,043 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,678 | 28 | #1,585 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,858 | 19 | #2,068 |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,069 | 33 | #1,385 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,293 | 29 | #1,459 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,435 | 36 | #1,263 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,015 | 26 | #1,482 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,774 | 27 | #1,415 |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,891 | 27 | #1,376 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,898 | 13 | #1,934 |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,948 | 21 | #1,240 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,650 | 15 | #1,435 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,587 | 15 | #1,194 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,820 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 17 | #998 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,724 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,423 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,359 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,454 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,969 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,172 | 11 | #1,085 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,038 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,381 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,782 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,459 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,119 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,055 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,236 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,664 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,209 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,113 | 9 | #1,032 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 13 | #761 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,249 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,178 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,343 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elba reached #1,113 in 1892. As a girl name, it reached #761 in 1891. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elba
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.