Given name & surname
Elger
“one who wields an elf spear”
Elger is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who wields an elf spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who wields an elf spear.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elger through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 28 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1930. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 223 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elger’s family of names
Elger has a related form in Elga. Elger has a related form in Elgar. Elger has a related form in Elgir.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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