Is Elvira a boy or girl name?

Elvira is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Elvira?

The average Elvira alive today is an estimated 55 years old. People named Elvira were most often born around 1954.

When was the name Elvira most popular?

Elvira peaked in 1920 with 592 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Elvira have?

In one report's words: theatrical, operatic, nocturnal. Elvira ranks #1578 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Elvira — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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The name likely derives from Germanic roots meaning all and true. It entered Spain in the Middle Ages as a royal favorite. Mozart gave it stage prominence in 1787 through Don Giovanni. American birth rolls have tracked it steadily since 1880.

Also answers toEl, Ellie, Vira

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 592 souls, A.D. 1920 2025

2025: 119 born, rising ↑

Estimated Age

55 yrs

Most Elviras were born around 1954 — has dialed a rotary phone in earnest.

Peak Reign

1920

№268 that year

Generation

Boomer, 30%

then Gen X 20% · Millennial 16%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈27K ever born · now rising

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Elvira grew up with

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TV dinners·duck-and-cover drills·Davy Crockett caps

Generation Distribution — Living Elviras

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Silent 14%Boomer 30%Gen X 20%Millennial 16%Gen Z 10%Gen Alpha 8%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Elvira peaked in 1920.

Estimated average age: 55.

What people think

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First Impressions

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Most listeners instantly divide into two camps. One group pictures a 1920s great-aunt with heavy silver jewelry. The other pictures syndicated late-night horror television. The name carried an air of velvet long before nineteen-eighties broadcasting took it over. It sounds like someone who keeps very quiet until she delivers an inescapable verdict.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name recorded its highest single-year count in 1920, when 592 baby girls received the moniker.

Field Note 02

Baby Boomers make up roughly thirty percent of living holders, with Generation X trailing at twenty percent.

Field Note 03

Fewer than twenty-eight thousand American births have ever carried the name.

Notable Elviras

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Elvira NotariItalian silent film director, b. 1875

Elvira de HidalgoSpanish operatic soprano and vocal teacher, b. 1891

Elvira NabiullinaRussian economist and central banker, b. 1963

Elvira LindDanish film director, b. 1981

Adjacent Names

Ramona · Inez · Dolores · Estelle · Minerva · Carmen

Ephemera — If Elvira were a…

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City

St. Augustine, Florida

Color

Aubergine

Job

Rare manuscript conservator

Object

Heavy velvet drapery cord

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