Elba

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A few things about Elba you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 200,000 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Elba, 8 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Elba would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryElba first shows up in US birth records in 1888, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 137 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1891, when it ranked #750. Today it's #10,917, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowElba was 2.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 86,207 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 200,000.
• 🚀TrendElba has climbed 2,536 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #10,917. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Elba

Elba is a girl name. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-lba”. US birth records list Elba for girls from 1888 to 2025, in 137 of those 138 years. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked #750 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #10,917, with 8 babies.