—2024 rank
1918peak year
31,600babies named Elva since 1880
▼ 18%5-year trend
Elva popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Elva mean?
An Anglicized form of Old English Aelfgifu, combining elf and gift, or of the Irish Ailbhe; popular around 1900.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, mythic
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Spellings & variants
AlvaElvie
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