Elba is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1956 and has since faded.
Elba is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,207 for girl births in the United States (and #18,905 across all names), given to 8 babies. Elba was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 1956 (82 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,207 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #9,748 | — |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #9,157 | — |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #7,745 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,404 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #13,914 | — |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #14,282 | — |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #10,016 | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #16,564 | — |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #12,090 | — |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #11,160 | — |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,366 | — |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #8,722 | — |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #13,913 | — |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #11,472 | — |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #9,969 | — |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #11,748 | — |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #7,509 | — |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | #7,486 | — |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #10,821 | — |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | #6,352 | — |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #6,572 | — |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #6,975 | — |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | #6,219 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | 18 | #8,349 | — |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #5,367 | — |
| 1999 | 23 | 23 | #4,767 | — |
| 1998 | 20 | 25 | #5,198 | — |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #5,959 | — |
| 1996 | 28 | — | #3,865 | — |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #4,388 | — |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #5,521 | — |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #4,294 | — |
| 1992 | 32 | — | #3,438 | — |
| 1991 | 37 | — | #3,051 | — |
| 1990 | 44 | — | #2,658 | — |
| 1989 | 35 | — | #3,062 | — |
| 1988 | 32 | — | #3,108 | — |
| 1987 | 26 | — | #3,448 | — |
| 1986 | 33 | — | #2,866 | — |
| 1985 | 39 | — | #2,502 | — |
| 1984 | 20 | — | #3,900 | — |
| 1983 | 34 | — | #2,606 | — |
| 1982 | 46 | — | #2,195 | — |
| 1981 | 31 | — | #2,866 | — |
| 1980 | 38 | — | #2,498 | — |
| 1979 | 48 | — | #2,093 | — |
| 1978 | 39 | — | #2,320 | — |
| 1977 | 39 | — | #2,316 | — |
| 1976 | 40 | — | #2,146 | — |
| 1975 | 40 | — | #2,145 | — |
| 1974 | 34 | — | #2,310 | — |
| 1973 | 36 | — | #2,187 | — |
| 1972 | 45 | — | #2,032 | #4,599 |
| 1971 | 50 | — | #1,781 | — |
| 1970 | 56 | — | #1,661 | — |
| 1969 | 42 | — | #1,940 | — |
| 1968 | 44 | — | #1,783 | — |
| 1967 | 55 | — | #1,512 | — |
| 1966 | 64 | — | #1,372 | — |
| 1965 | 53 | — | #1,625 | #4,060 |
| 1964 | 58 | — | #1,562 | #4,225 |
| 1963 | 41 | — | #1,821 | — |
| 1962 | 66 | — | #1,364 | — |
| 1961 | 59 | — | #1,455 | — |
| 1960 | 61 | — | #1,410 | — |
| 1959 | 60 | — | #1,387 | — |
| 1958 | 50 | — | #1,516 | — |
| 1957 | 51 | — | #1,496 | — |
| 1956 | 82 | — | #1,144 | — |
| 1955 | 43 | — | #1,557 | — |
| 1954 | 55 | — | #1,352 | — |
| 1953 | 58 | — | #1,277 | — |
| 1952 | 37 | — | #1,589 | — |
| 1951 | 52 | — | #1,417 | #2,904 |
| 1950 | 36 | — | #1,554 | — |
| 1949 | 32 | — | #1,674 | — |
| 1948 | 24 | — | #1,966 | — |
| 1947 | 19 | — | #2,302 | — |
| 1946 | 20 | — | #2,110 | — |
| 1945 | 23 | — | #1,763 | — |
| 1944 | 23 | — | #1,762 | — |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #2,013 | — |
| 1942 | 26 | — | #2,240 | #2,419 |
| 1941 | 21 | — | #1,761 | — |
| 1940 | 21 | — | #2,794 | #2,220 |
| 1939 | 24 | — | #1,901 | #3,216 |
| 1938 | 20 | — | #2,478 | #2,704 |
| 1937 | 23 | — | #2,021 | #2,994 |
| 1936 | 15 | — | #2,066 | — |
| 1935 | 20 | — | #2,231 | #3,362 |
| 1934 | 41 | — | #1,352 | #2,164 |
| 1933 | 35 | — | #1,414 | #2,802 |
| 1932 | 24 | — | #1,894 | #3,485 |
| 1931 | 19 | — | #2,465 | #3,186 |
| 1930 | 38 | — | #1,443 | #2,834 |
| 1929 | 32 | — | #1,776 | #2,478 |
| 1928 | 29 | — | #1,798 | #3,460 |
| 1927 | 39 | — | #1,432 | #3,552 |
| 1926 | 39 | — | #1,638 | #2,329 |
| 1925 | 38 | — | #1,958 | #1,889 |
| 1924 | 26 | — | #2,704 | #2,379 |
| 1923 | 24 | — | #2,043 | #4,404 |
| 1922 | 39 | — | #1,585 | #2,678 |
| 1921 | 29 | — | #2,068 | #2,858 |
| 1920 | 49 | — | #1,385 | #2,069 |
| 1919 | 42 | — | #1,459 | #2,293 |
| 1918 | 48 | — | #1,263 | #2,435 |
| 1917 | 34 | — | #1,482 | #3,015 |
| 1916 | 36 | — | #1,415 | #2,774 |
| 1915 | 35 | — | #1,376 | #2,891 |
| 1914 | 25 | — | #1,934 | #1,898 |
| 1913 | 26 | — | #1,240 | #2,948 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | #1,435 | #2,650 |
| 1911 | 21 | — | #1,194 | #1,587 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,820 | — |
| 1909 | 17 | — | #998 | — |
| 1908 | 7 | — | #1,724 | — |
| 1907 | 9 | — | #1,423 | — |
| 1906 | 9 | — | #1,359 | — |
| 1905 | 8 | — | #1,454 | — |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,969 | — |
| 1903 | 16 | — | #1,085 | #1,172 |
| 1902 | 12 | — | #1,038 | — |
| 1901 | 7 | — | #1,381 | — |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,782 | — |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,459 | — |
| 1898 | 10 | — | #1,119 | — |
| 1897 | 10 | — | #1,055 | — |
| 1896 | 8 | — | #1,236 | — |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,664 | — |
| 1893 | 7 | — | #1,209 | — |
| 1892 | 14 | — | #1,032 | #1,113 |
| 1891 | 13 | — | #761 | — |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #1,249 | — |
| 1889 | 6 | — | #1,178 | — |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,343 | — |