Given name
Elvia
“a friend of the elves”
Elvia is used as a given name. One Irish interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elvia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,711
- 31 boys · 7,680 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 153 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,689 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,689 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 153 in 1991. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 21,399 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elvia’s family of names
Elvia has a related form in Elva. Elvia has a related form in Elvin. Elvia has a related form in Elwin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 25
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Elvia
- Elvia Carrillo PuertoMexican politician1878–1968
- Elvia AllmanAmerican actress (1904–1992)
- Elvia Ardalaniwriter and storytellerborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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