Is Elvis a boy or girl name?
Elvis is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 177 boys were named Elvis, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 17,976 US babies named Elvis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,169
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Elvis since 1881
- 17,976
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 618 babies
Boys and girls named Elvis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 547 | 26 | 4.5% |
| 1920s | 836 | 43 | 4.9% |
| 1930s | 607 | 10 | 1.6% |
| 1940s | 563 | 16 | 2.8% |
| 1950s | 1,970 | 24 | 1.2% |
| 1960s | 1,596 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,879 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 1,943 | 16 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 2,240 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 2,930 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 1,817 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 738 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 177 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 153 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 152 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 122 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 134 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 168 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 155 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 152 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 188 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 181 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 187 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 185 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 184 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 224 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 193 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 249 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 325 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 355 | #674 | 6 | #16,097 |
| 2006 | 273 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 247 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 280 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 275 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 315 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 278 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 333 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 361 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 237 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 214 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 188 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 220 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 185 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 252 | #648 | 6 | #12,247 |
| 1992 | 190 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 193 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 200 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 243 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 183 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 211 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 161 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 201 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 154 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 182 | #635 | 6 | #9,366 |
| 1982 | 171 | #669 | 5 | #10,971 |
| 1981 | 208 | #595 | 5 | #10,880 |
| 1980 | 229 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 274 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 365 | #404 | 5 | #10,217 |
| 1977 | 299 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 148 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 110 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 146 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 157 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 119 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 130 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 131 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 148 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 139 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 167 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 118 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 157 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 130 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 137 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 170 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 189 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 241 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 266 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 373 | #404 | 5 | #6,367 |
| 1957 | 605 | #311 | 13 | #3,366 |
| 1956 | 417 | #362 | 6 | #5,484 |
| 1955 | 65 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 46 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 34 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 54 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 45 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 65 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 50 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,113 | 5 | #5,485 |
| 1947 | 66 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 55 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 49 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 56 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 60 | #860 | 6 | #4,335 |
| 1942 | 55 | #893 | 5 | #4,837 |
| 1941 | 54 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 77 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 69 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 54 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 49 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 59 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 49 | #907 | 10 | #2,790 |
| 1934 | 74 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 56 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 56 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 62 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 79 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 81 | #686 | 5 | #4,793 |
| 1928 | 95 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 64 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 89 | #672 | 10 | #3,115 |
| 1925 | 75 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 64 | #861 | 9 | #3,474 |
| 1923 | 103 | #633 | 8 | #3,737 |
| 1922 | 106 | #626 | 5 | #5,233 |
| 1921 | 85 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 74 | #769 | 6 | #4,553 |
| 1919 | 106 | #584 | 5 | #5,029 |
| 1918 | 92 | #643 | 8 | #3,603 |
| 1917 | 69 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 61 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 66 | #737 | 8 | #3,216 |
| 1914 | 48 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 29 | #917 | 5 | #3,336 |
| 1912 | 43 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 15 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 18 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 12 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 11 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 9 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #667 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elvis reached #311 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #2,790 in 1935. 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 Elvis
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.