Names / Boy names
Elvis
Current rank
#1,328
holding steady
All-time peak
#311
in 1957
First recorded
1881
in U.S. data
Children named
18,100
since 1881
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #311 in 1957 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(EL-vis) — For swagger, side-eye, and dramatic entrances. Stateside, it makes its debut in 1881. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 1957, at #311 nationally. Across all years, more than 18,100 children have been named this.