Given name
Elvina
“a friend of the elves”
Elvina is a variant of Elvia. One Irish interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elvina is a variant of Elvia. One Irish interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elvina is a variant of Elvia. An origin associated with Elvia is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elvina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,605
- 0 boys · 2,605 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 77 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,280 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,280 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 77 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,104 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Elvina
- Elvina IbruNigerian actress and on-air personalityborn 1972
- Elvina KarimovaRussian water polo playerborn 1994
- Elvina KalievaUS American tennis playerborn 2003
- Elvina KongHong Kong television actress and presenterborn 1967
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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