Elvera
Girl name · English · German · Spanish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #447 in 1919
0 babies were named Elvera in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1887–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryElvera first shows up in US birth records in 1887, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 138 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1919, when it reached #447.
About the name Elvera
Elvera is a girl name of English, German and Spanish origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-era”. US birth records list Elvera for girls from 1887 to 2022, in 94 of those 136 years. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked #447 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2022, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:English namesGerman namesSpanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14 | 72,993 girls |
| 1890s | 49 | 20,458 girls |
| 1900s | 111 | 9,021 girls |
| 1910s | 169 | 5,908 girls |
| 1920s | 146 | 6,857 girls |
| 1930s | 73 | 13,678 girls |
| 1940s | 27 | 37,023 girls |
| 1950s | 12 | 82,576 girls |
| 1960s | 6.0 | 167,785 girls |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 393,701 girls |
| 1980s | 1.0 | 1,020,408 girls |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1,886,792 girls |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 3,571,429 girls |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 410,959 girls |
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Questions about the name Elvera
What is the origin of the name Elvera?
Elvera has English, German, Spanish roots in our records. Other English names include Olivia, Charlotte, Harper.
Is Elvera a boy or girl name?
Elvera is a girl name.
How popular is the name Elvera?
Elvera is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2022. It peaked at #447 in 1919.