Elvira

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Elvira is a female given name. It is believed to have first been recorded in medieval Spain; some sources state that it is likely of Germanic origin. In the Balkans, Elvira is popular among Bosniaks, Croats, and Slovenes in the former Yugoslav nations.

From Wikipedia

Elvira first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1920 with 592 babies (rank #268 that year). In 2024 it was given to 81 girls (rank #2,280). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Elvira

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elvira yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

27,155

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

592

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Elvira

Elvira Lindoyoung adult author · b. 1962
Elvira Öbergbiathlete · b. 1999

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	30	#283
1881	38	#262
1882	31	#320
1883	26	#358
1884	39	#316
1885	53	#273
1886	59	#272
1887	51	#298
1888	59	#312
1889	60	#316
1890	64	#315
1891	53	#347
1892	81	#303
1893	74	#313
1894	84	#299
1895	94	#295
1896	114	#268
1897	103	#278
1898	113	#289
1899	104	#286
1900	135	#279
1901	105	#297
1902	137	#266
1903	110	#297
1904	116	#300
1905	138	#282
1906	123	#302
1907	154	#282
1908	179	#266
1909	196	#257
1910	213	#263
1911	230	#255
1912	305	#256
1913	327	#256
1914	405	#254
1915	465	#274
1916	567	#256
1917	589	#255
1918	575	#263
1919	553	#270
1920	592	#268
1921	569	#278
1922	574	#272
1923	553	#274
1924	579	#272
1925	526	#294
1926	532	#290
1927	524	#293
1928	481	#303
1929	514	#285
1930	480	#304
1931	379	#328
1932	409	#316
1933	307	#360
1934	311	#358
1935	294	#370
1936	282	#379
1937	237	#420
1938	274	#403
1939	238	#436
1940	239	#440
1941	231	#456
1942	229	#491
1943	244	#472
1944	222	#480
1945	221	#486
1946	242	#502
1947	253	#525
1948	253	#518
1949	237	#541
1950	230	#545
1951	205	#599
1952	239	#562
1953	238	#570
1954	251	#560
1955	233	#604
1956	219	#642
1957	194	#716
1958	213	#678
1959	191	#734
1960	189	#742
1961	202	#734
1962	186	#763
1963	187	#754
1964	164	#818
1965	170	#759
1966	165	#764
1967	148	#820
1968	150	#830
1969	163	#807
1970	152	#877
1971	149	#892
1972	120	#993
1973	135	#911
1974	159	#832
1975	140	#924
1976	146	#903
1977	118	#1,098
1978	141	#981
1979	134	#1,038
1980	126	#1,099
1981	162	#927
1982	139	#1,040
1983	120	#1,122
1984	115	#1,168
1985	112	#1,227
1986	102	#1,306
1987	90	#1,449
1988	105	#1,357
1989	100	#1,465
1990	159	#1,100
1991	123	#1,336
1992	106	#1,488
1993	98	#1,571
1994	91	#1,651
1995	85	#1,719
1996	87	#1,726
1997	93	#1,686
1998	100	#1,625
1999	79	#1,983
2000	96	#1,804
2001	79	#2,102
2002	89	#1,971
2003	66	#2,471
2004	65	#2,564
2005	79	#2,283
2006	67	#2,673
2007	72	#2,577
2008	50	#3,339
2009	61	#2,862
2010	41	#3,763
2011	33	#4,392
2012	52	#3,182
2013	57	#2,944
2014	55	#3,051
2015	50	#3,265
2016	67	#2,625
2017	66	#2,639
2018	52	#3,121
2019	59	#2,829
2020	67	#2,556
2021	60	#2,830
2022	68	#2,584
2023	78	#2,340
2024	81	#2,280