Elvira

“Possibly joyful sincerity” — Gothic origin

Girl's name · #1715 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Elvira holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1715 in 2025). About 27,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #30 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Elviras

Elvira Lindo — Spanish writer
Elvira Nabiullina — Russian economist and Governor of the Bank of Russia
Elvīra Ozoliņa — Soviet javelin thrower
Elvira Öberg — Swedish biathlete
Elvira of Leon — Queen of Sicily

In stories & tradition

Elvira (Grandma Duck) — The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
Elvira Hancock — Scarface
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark — Elvira, Mistress of the Dark · Elvira's Movie Macabre

What Elviras become

Among 643 notable people named Elvira:

Entertainers appear 1.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elvira Notari, Italian film director (1875–1946).

Similar names: Manuela · Eloisa · Petra · Marta · Ofelia · Ester

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