Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Elvis

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1957

Peak rank proxy

605

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1881Peak 19572024

Peak year

1957

Decline from peak

70.7%

2024

177

All-time

17,824

Elvis 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 1957, when 605 boys were named Elvis.

In 2024, only 177 boys were given the name.

Down 70.7% from its peak.

All told, about 17,824 Americans have been named Elvis and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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