# Elvis (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/elvis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛlvɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 18,123 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 17,971 / 152 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 697, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the anglicisation of the Irish name of Saint Ailbe (Saint Elvis), also known as Saint Eilfyw or Eilfw. Ultimate origin is uncertain.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 10 | 3,115 |
| 1929 | 5 | 4,793 |
| 1935 | 10 | 2,790 |
| 1942 | 5 | 4,838 |
| 1943 | 6 | 4,335 |
| 1948 | 5 | 5,485 |
| 1956 | 6 | 5,483 |
| 1957 | 13 | 3,366 |
| 1958 | 5 | 6,366 |
| 1978 | 5 | 10,217 |
| 1981 | 5 | 10,881 |
| 1982 | 5 | 10,972 |
| 1983 | 6 | 9,366 |
| 1993 | 6 | 12,247 |
| 2007 | 6 | 16,097 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 224 | 904 |
| 2012 | 184 | 1,044 |
| 2013 | 185 | 1,040 |
| 2014 | 187 | 1,059 |
| 2015 | 181 | 1,083 |
| 2016 | 188 | 1,051 |
| 2017 | 152 | 1,208 |
| 2018 | 155 | 1,210 |
| 2019 | 168 | 1,159 |
| 2020 | 134 | 1,337 |
| 2021 | 122 | 1,473 |
| 2022 | 152 | 1,273 |
| 2023 | 153 | 1,261 |
| 2024 | 179 | 1,165 |
| 2025 | 145 | 1,328 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 19 | 1,313 |
| 2013 | 22 | 1,147 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1,281 |
| 2015 | 35 | 873 |
| 2016 | 30 | 974 |
| 2017 | 36 | 861 |
| 2018 | 25 | 1,097 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1,253 |
| 2020 | 33 | 878 |
| 2021 | 29 | 1,004 |
| 2022 | 34 | 901 |
| 2023 | 36 | 874 |
| 2024 | 45 | 757 |
| 2025 | 49 | 716 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: إِلْفِيس
- Bulgarian: Е́лвис
- Chinese: 埃爾維斯 /埃尔维斯
- Japanese: エルヴィス
- Korean: 엘비스
- Portuguese: Elvis
- Russian: Э́лвис

## People named Elvis

- Elvis Presley, American singer and actor (1935–1977)
- Elvis Costello, English singer-songwriter (born 1954)
- Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure skater
- Elvis Manu, Dutch association football player
- Elvis Gregory, Cuban fencer
- Elvis Rexhbeçaj, German footballer
- Elvis Nolasco, American actor
- Elvis Brajković, Croatian footballer
- Elvis Perkins, American musician
- Elvis Crespo, American singer
- Elvis Marecos, footballer
- Roméo Elvis, Belgian rapper

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.