Meaning and history
Elva has more than one possible origin. In Irish use it can be an Anglicized form of Ailbhe, an old name traditionally connected with “white,” although that etymology is not completely secure. In English it has also been used as a feminine form of names beginning with Elv-, such as Elvin, and occasionally as a short form of longer names. Notable bearers include Chinese singer Elva Hsiao and American novelist Elva Treviño Hart.
20062006: 56 births, rank #3,017
2007: 47 births, rank #3,482
2008: 38 births, rank #4,089
2009: 39 births, rank #3,944
2010: 54 births, rank #3,075
20112011: 34 births, rank #4,244
2012: 45 births, rank #3,523
2013: 40 births, rank #3,778
2014: 43 births, rank #3,585
2015: 44 births, rank #3,533
20162016: 54 births, rank #3,060
2017: 48 births, rank #3,305
2018: 49 births, rank #3,245
2019: 50 births, rank #3,172
2020: 45 births, rank #3,399
20212021: 35 births, rank #4,090
2022: 41 births, rank #3,703
2023: 38 births, rank #3,911
2024: 42 births, rank #3,639
20252025: 41 births, rank #3,645
Elva moved from #975 to #992 for girls between 1969 and 1973. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 789 births.