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Elvis Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Elvis?

The uncommon name Elvis was the 1,210th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Elvis, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity ranking of #312 was reached in 1957 with 602 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Elvis in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1903.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elvis occurred roughly during the years 1908-1919, 1937-1940, 1953-1957, 1974-1978, 1990-1993, and 2004-2007, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1957-1963, and 1978-1982.

Where is the name Elvis popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

For a number of years, the name Elvis has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Elvis has dropped.

The name Elvis is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Elvis (Girl)Elvis (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 154 1,210
2017 < 5 -- 152 1,207
2016 < 5 -- 187 1,054
2015 < 5 -- 180 1,085
2014 < 5 -- 186 1,059
2013 < 5 -- 185 1,039
2012 < 5 -- 184 1,043
2011 < 5 -- 224 904
2010 < 5 -- 193 1,013
2009 < 5 -- 249 855
2008 < 5 -- 325 715
2007 6 16,092 355 674
2006 < 5 -- 273 766
2005 < 5 -- 247 786
2004 < 5 -- 280 696
2003 < 5 -- 275 694
2002 < 5 -- 315 627
2001 < 5 -- 278 658
2000 < 5 -- 333 593
1999 < 5 -- 361 555
1998 < 5 -- 237 703
1997 < 5 -- 214 725
1996 < 5 -- 188 777
1995 < 5 -- 220 718
1994 < 5 -- 185 780
1993 6 12,246 252 648
1992 < 5 -- 190 750
1991 < 5 -- 193 730
1990 < 5 -- 200 720
1989 < 5 -- 243 642
1988 < 5 -- 183 692
1987 < 5 -- 211 630
1986 < 5 -- 161 713
1985 < 5 -- 200 618
1984 < 5 -- 154 704
1983 6 9,367 182 635
1982 5 10,962 171 669
1981 5 10,873 208 595
1980 < 5 -- 229 571
1979 < 5 -- 274 504
1978 5 10,218 365 404
1977 < 5 -- 299 467
1976 < 5 -- 148 678
1975 < 5 -- 110 793
1974 < 5 -- 146 675
1973 < 5 -- 157 634
1972 < 5 -- 119 730
1971 < 5 -- 130 725
1970 < 5 -- 131 719
1969 < 5 -- 149 647
1968 < 5 -- 139 643
1967 < 5 -- 167 585
1966 < 5 -- 118 683
1965 < 5 -- 157 610
1964 < 5 -- 130 679
1963 < 5 -- 137 667
1962 < 5 -- 170 595
1961 < 5 -- 188 575
1960 < 5 -- 242 511
1959 < 5 -- 265 479
1958 5 6,366 372 405
1957 13 3,362 602 312
1956 6 5,480 418 362
1955 < 5 -- 65 924
1954 < 5 -- 47 1,100
1953 < 5 -- 34 1,292
1952 < 5 -- 54 975
1951 < 5 -- 45 1,075
1950 < 5 -- 65 844
1949 < 5 -- 50 987
1948 5 5,486 41 1,113
1947 < 5 -- 66 853
1946 < 5 -- 55 892
1945 < 5 -- 49 920
1944 < 5 -- 56 845
1943 6 4,335 60 860
1942 5 4,838 55 893
1941 < 5 -- 54 861
1940 < 5 -- 77 690
1939 < 5 -- 69 719
1938 < 5 -- 54 848
1937 < 5 -- 49 883
1936 < 5 -- 59 800
1935 10 2,790 49 907
1934 < 5 -- 74 711
1933 < 5 -- 56 829
1932 < 5 -- 56 856
1931 < 5 -- 61 801
1930 < 5 -- 80 696
1929 5 4,791 81 686
1928 < 5 -- 95 639
1927 < 5 -- 64 841
1926 10 3,115 89 672
1925 < 5 -- 75 761
1924 9 3,474 64 861
1923 8 3,739 103 633
1922 5 5,233 106 626
1921 < 5 -- 85 711
1920 6 4,553 74 769
1919 5 5,029 106 584
1918 8 3,603 92 643
1917 < 5 -- 69 753
1916 < 5 -- 61 792
1915 8 3,216 66 737
1914 < 5 -- 48 763
1913 5 3,336 29 917
1912 < 5 -- 43 638
1911 < 5 -- 15 871
1910 < 5 -- 18 716
1909 < 5 -- 12 858
1908 < 5 -- 8 1,044
1907 < 5 -- 10 889
1906 < 5 -- 9 871
1905 < 5 -- 12 716
1904 < 5 -- 8 910
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- 12 661
1901 < 5 -- 7 885
1900 < 5 -- 8 987
1899 < 5 -- 11 630
1898 < 5 -- 9 766
1897 < 5 -- 8 808
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- 5 1,131
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- 7 858
1892 < 5 -- 7 880
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- 5 1,016
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- 5 979
1886 < 5 -- 7 788
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- 8 667
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.