Fun Facts About the Name Elvis
- More than 18 thousand babies named Elvis: U.S. records list 18,121 babies given the name Elvis from 1880 through 2025. Even 152 girls received the name Elvis - about 1 girl for every 118 boys.
What Does the Name Elvis Mean?
Elvis is an English name that comes from an English surname, and the meaning of that surname is uncertain. It is generally described as a medieval personal name of obscure origin, and no derivation has been established with confidence. Popular glosses such as "all-wise" - based on the similar-sounding Old Norse name Álvíss - are not supported by documented evidence, and a resemblance in sound does not by itself show a shared origin. The name is therefore best reported as having no securely known meaning.
Elvis Name History & Origins
Elvis began as an English family name. It is found in medieval English records as a surname, and it continued in use as a surname in England and Scotland in later centuries. As a first name it was rare in the English-speaking world before the 20th century.
The American singer Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) is the best-known bearer of the name. His middle name was shared with his father, Vernon Elvis Presley, which shows the name was already circulating as a family name before it was used as a given name. Presley's fame from the 1950s onward made Elvis familiar as a first name, and it has been used as one since.
How Popular is the Name Elvis?
Elvis recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1957. Its best rank was #311 in 1957.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #16,097 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #12,247 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #9,366 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #10,971 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #10,880 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #10,217 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #6,367 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #3,366 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #5,484 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #5,485 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1943 | #4,335 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,837 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1935 | #2,790 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1929 | #4,793 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #3,115 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #3,474 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #3,737 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #5,233 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1920 | #4,553 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #5,029 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1918 | #3,603 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #3,216 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1913 | #3,336 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,328 | 145 | 0.0085% |
| 2024 | #1,169 | 177 | 0.0103% |
| 2023 | #1,258 | 153 | 0.0090% |
| 2022 | #1,271 | 152 | 0.0087% |
| 2021 | #1,472 | 122 | 0.0070% |
| 2020 | #1,336 | 134 | 0.0078% |
| 2019 | #1,159 | 168 | 0.0094% |
| 2018 | #1,210 | 155 | 0.0085% |
| 2017 | #1,208 | 152 | 0.0082% |
| 2016 | #1,051 | 188 | 0.0099% |
| 2015 | #1,083 | 181 | 0.0094% |
| 2014 | #1,059 | 187 | 0.0097% |
| 2013 | #1,040 | 185 | 0.0098% |
| 2012 | #1,044 | 184 | 0.0097% |
| 2011 | #904 | 224 | 0.0118% |
| 2010 | #1,013 | 193 | 0.0101% |
| 2009 | #856 | 249 | 0.0126% |
| 2008 | #715 | 325 | 0.0159% |
| 2007 | #674 | 355 | 0.0171% |
| 2006 | #766 | 273 | 0.0133% |
| 2005 | #787 | 247 | 0.0124% |
| 2004 | #696 | 280 | 0.0141% |
| 2003 | #694 | 275 | 0.0139% |
| 2002 | #627 | 315 | 0.0162% |
| 2001 | #658 | 278 | 0.0143% |
| 2000 | #593 | 333 | 0.0170% |
| 1999 | #555 | 361 | 0.0188% |
| 1998 | #703 | 237 | 0.0124% |
| 1997 | #725 | 214 | 0.0114% |
| 1996 | #777 | 188 | 0.0099% |
| 1995 | #718 | 220 | 0.0116% |
| 1994 | #780 | 185 | 0.0096% |
| 1993 | #648 | 252 | 0.0128% |
| 1992 | #750 | 190 | 0.0095% |
| 1991 | #732 | 193 | 0.0096% |
| 1990 | #720 | 200 | 0.0097% |
| 1989 | #642 | 243 | 0.0121% |
| 1988 | #692 | 183 | 0.0096% |
| 1987 | #630 | 211 | 0.0113% |
| 1986 | #715 | 161 | 0.0087% |
| 1985 | #616 | 201 | 0.0109% |
| 1984 | #704 | 154 | 0.0085% |
| 1983 | #635 | 182 | 0.0102% |
| 1982 | #669 | 171 | 0.0094% |
| 1981 | #595 | 208 | 0.0116% |
| 1980 | #571 | 229 | 0.0128% |
| 1979 | #504 | 274 | 0.0159% |
| 1978 | #404 | 365 | 0.0222% |
| 1977 | #466 | 299 | 0.0182% |
| 1976 | #678 | 148 | 0.0094% |
| 1975 | #792 | 110 | 0.0070% |
| 1974 | #675 | 146 | 0.0093% |
| 1973 | #634 | 157 | 0.0101% |
| 1972 | #729 | 119 | 0.0073% |
| 1971 | #724 | 130 | 0.0074% |
| 1970 | #719 | 131 | 0.0070% |
| 1969 | #649 | 148 | 0.0083% |
| 1968 | #643 | 139 | 0.0080% |
| 1967 | #585 | 167 | 0.0096% |
| 1966 | #682 | 118 | 0.0066% |
| 1965 | #610 | 157 | 0.0084% |
| 1964 | #678 | 130 | 0.0065% |
| 1963 | #667 | 137 | 0.0067% |
| 1962 | #596 | 170 | 0.0082% |
| 1961 | #576 | 189 | 0.0089% |
| 1960 | #511 | 241 | 0.0113% |
| 1959 | #478 | 266 | 0.0125% |
| 1958 | #404 | 373 | 0.0176% |
| 1957 | #311 | 605 | 0.0280% |
| 1956 | #362 | 417 | 0.0197% |
| 1955 | #924 | 65 | 0.0032% |
| 1954 | #1,104 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 1953 | #1,292 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1952 | #973 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 1951 | #1,075 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1950 | #845 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 1949 | #987 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1948 | #1,113 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1947 | #854 | 66 | 0.0036% |
| 1946 | #892 | 55 | 0.0034% |
| 1945 | #919 | 49 | 0.0036% |
| 1944 | #846 | 56 | 0.0041% |
| 1943 | #860 | 60 | 0.0042% |
| 1942 | #893 | 55 | 0.0040% |
| 1941 | #859 | 54 | 0.0044% |
| 1940 | #690 | 77 | 0.0066% |
| 1939 | #719 | 69 | 0.0062% |
| 1938 | #848 | 54 | 0.0049% |
| 1937 | #883 | 49 | 0.0046% |
| 1936 | #800 | 59 | 0.0057% |
| 1935 | #907 | 49 | 0.0047% |
| 1934 | #711 | 74 | 0.0072% |
| 1933 | #829 | 56 | 0.0056% |
| 1932 | #856 | 56 | 0.0054% |
| 1931 | #796 | 62 | 0.0060% |
| 1930 | #700 | 79 | 0.0072% |
| 1929 | #686 | 81 | 0.0075% |
| 1928 | #639 | 95 | 0.0086% |
| 1927 | #841 | 64 | 0.0057% |
| 1926 | #672 | 89 | 0.0080% |
| 1925 | #761 | 75 | 0.0067% |
| 1924 | #861 | 64 | 0.0057% |
| 1923 | #633 | 103 | 0.0094% |
| 1922 | #626 | 106 | 0.0097% |
| 1921 | #711 | 85 | 0.0077% |
| 1920 | #769 | 74 | 0.0070% |
| 1919 | #584 | 106 | 0.0108% |
| 1918 | #643 | 92 | 0.0091% |
| 1917 | #753 | 69 | 0.0075% |
| 1916 | #792 | 61 | 0.0069% |
| 1915 | #737 | 66 | 0.0078% |
| 1914 | #763 | 48 | 0.0073% |
| 1913 | #917 | 29 | 0.0057% |
| 1912 | #638 | 43 | 0.0100% |
| 1911 | #871 | 15 | 0.0066% |
| 1910 | #716 | 18 | 0.0093% |
| 1909 | #858 | 12 | 0.0073% |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 8 | 0.0052% |
| 1907 | #889 | 10 | 0.0068% |
| 1906 | #871 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1905 | #716 | 12 | 0.0091% |
| 1904 | #910 | 8 | 0.0062% |
| 1902 | #661 | 12 | 0.0098% |
| 1901 | #885 | 7 | 0.0066% |
| 1900 | #987 | 8 | 0.0053% |
| 1899 | #630 | 11 | 0.0104% |
| 1898 | #766 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1897 | #808 | 8 | 0.0071% |
| 1895 | #1,131 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1893 | #858 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1892 | #880 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1889 | #1,016 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1887 | #979 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1886 | #788 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1881 | #667 | 8 | 0.0079% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
