Elbert is an established boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Elbert is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,442 for boy births in the United States (and #17,532 across all names), given to 9 babies. Elbert was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (786 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,442 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,392 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,928 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,673 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,859 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,296 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,125 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,873 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,664 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,810 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,085 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,352 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,792 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,044 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,564 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,632 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,440 |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,720 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,398 |
| 2005 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,338 |
| 2004 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,669 |
| 2003 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,761 |
| 2002 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,705 |
| 2001 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,756 |
| 2000 | 37 | 37 | — | #2,544 |
| 1999 | 30 | 30 | — | #2,818 |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | — | #2,881 |
| 1997 | 40 | — | — | #2,181 |
| 1996 | 42 | — | — | #2,051 |
| 1995 | 48 | — | — | #1,816 |
| 1994 | 43 | — | — | #1,939 |
| 1993 | 47 | — | — | #1,801 |
| 1992 | 69 | — | — | #1,362 |
| 1991 | 68 | — | — | #1,371 |
| 1990 | 76 | — | — | #1,272 |
| 1989 | 84 | — | — | #1,156 |
| 1988 | 76 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1987 | 76 | — | — | #1,102 |
| 1986 | 59 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1985 | 81 | — | — | #1,015 |
| 1984 | 74 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1983 | 66 | — | — | #1,098 |
| 1982 | 90 | — | — | #945 |
| 1981 | 99 | — | — | #895 |
| 1980 | 86 | — | — | #971 |
| 1979 | 97 | — | — | #887 |
| 1978 | 113 | — | — | #800 |
| 1977 | 104 | — | — | #836 |
| 1976 | 104 | — | — | #820 |
| 1975 | 126 | — | — | #742 |
| 1974 | 131 | — | — | #716 |
| 1973 | 158 | — | — | #630 |
| 1972 | 152 | — | #7,542 | #665 |
| 1971 | 198 | — | — | #582 |
| 1970 | 161 | — | — | #641 |
| 1969 | 176 | — | — | #584 |
| 1968 | 185 | — | — | #557 |
| 1967 | 189 | — | — | #544 |
| 1966 | 202 | — | — | #534 |
| 1965 | 235 | — | — | #498 |
| 1964 | 241 | — | — | #505 |
| 1963 | 273 | — | — | #483 |
| 1962 | 226 | — | — | #531 |
| 1961 | 256 | — | — | #495 |
| 1960 | 263 | — | — | #488 |
| 1959 | 340 | — | — | #433 |
| 1958 | 348 | — | — | #421 |
| 1957 | 360 | — | #6,334 | #412 |
| 1956 | 314 | — | — | #426 |
| 1955 | 345 | — | — | #388 |
| 1954 | 348 | — | — | #382 |
| 1953 | 361 | — | #4,707 | #365 |
| 1952 | 369 | — | #5,082 | #357 |
| 1951 | 396 | — | — | #343 |
| 1950 | 344 | — | — | #363 |
| 1949 | 417 | — | — | #333 |
| 1948 | 386 | — | — | #341 |
| 1947 | 461 | — | #4,906 | #322 |
| 1946 | 418 | — | — | #315 |
| 1945 | 416 | — | — | #294 |
| 1944 | 414 | — | — | #292 |
| 1943 | 498 | — | — | #273 |
| 1942 | 471 | — | — | #278 |
| 1941 | 506 | — | — | #247 |
| 1940 | 479 | — | #3,027 | #253 |
| 1939 | 460 | — | — | #250 |
| 1938 | 473 | — | — | #249 |
| 1937 | 475 | — | — | #245 |
| 1936 | 491 | — | — | #231 |
| 1935 | 547 | — | — | #217 |
| 1934 | 527 | — | — | #225 |
| 1933 | 542 | — | #4,390 | #214 |
| 1932 | 532 | — | — | #225 |
| 1931 | 566 | — | — | #220 |
| 1930 | 619 | — | #2,904 | #213 |
| 1929 | 601 | — | — | #212 |
| 1928 | 663 | — | #3,870 | #207 |
| 1927 | 677 | — | — | #205 |
| 1926 | 717 | — | — | #196 |
| 1925 | 682 | — | #3,450 | #208 |
| 1924 | 734 | — | #3,753 | #195 |
| 1923 | 772 | — | — | #183 |
| 1922 | 754 | — | — | #184 |
| 1921 | 720 | — | #4,630 | #193 |
| 1920 | 793 | — | #4,090 | #181 |
| 1919 | 741 | — | #4,408 | #179 |
| 1918 | 663 | — | — | #191 |
| 1917 | 675 | — | — | #179 |
| 1916 | 662 | — | — | #181 |
| 1915 | 669 | — | — | #169 |
| 1914 | 450 | — | — | #188 |
| 1913 | 416 | — | — | #168 |
| 1912 | 342 | — | — | #172 |
| 1911 | 195 | — | — | #169 |
| 1910 | 183 | — | — | #166 |
| 1909 | 167 | — | — | #151 |
| 1908 | 121 | — | — | #178 |
| 1907 | 120 | — | — | #181 |
| 1906 | 85 | — | — | #207 |
| 1905 | 132 | — | — | #155 |
| 1904 | 100 | — | — | #182 |
| 1903 | 95 | — | — | #172 |
| 1902 | 108 | — | — | #163 |
| 1901 | 78 | — | — | #187 |
| 1900 | 125 | — | — | #169 |
| 1899 | 81 | — | — | #177 |
| 1898 | 87 | — | — | #181 |
| 1897 | 95 | — | — | #164 |
| 1896 | 96 | — | — | #166 |
| 1895 | 106 | — | — | #145 |
| 1894 | 97 | — | — | #159 |
| 1893 | 89 | — | — | #162 |
| 1892 | 93 | — | — | #171 |
| 1891 | 77 | — | — | #166 |
| 1890 | 89 | — | — | #159 |
| 1889 | 95 | — | — | #152 |
| 1888 | 98 | — | — | #155 |
| 1887 | 82 | — | — | #151 |
| 1886 | 94 | — | — | #149 |
| 1885 | 92 | — | — | #146 |
| 1884 | 90 | — | — | #152 |
| 1883 | 92 | — | — | #134 |
| 1882 | 99 | — | — | #140 |
| 1881 | 84 | — | — | #148 |
| 1880 | 79 | — | — | #166 |