Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Elvin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elvin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1927

Peak rank proxy

392

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19272024

Peak year

1927

Decline from peak

69.9%

2024

118

All-time

20,830

Elvin has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1927, when 392 boys were named Elvin.

In 2024, only 118 boys were given the name.

Down 69.9% from its peak.

All told, about 20,830 Americans have been named Elvin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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