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Elvia

Elvia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain; possibly white or foreign”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
EL-vee-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Used in Spanish and Latin American contexts, often as a feminine form related to Elvio/Helvius or as a variant of names beginning Elv-. Its exact etymology is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Elvia?

202412.9 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Elvia in 202443

2024 rank#3,568 girls

Peak year1975

Total US babies since 18807,682

Elvia has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Elvia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jadestone of the side · Spanish
  • Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
  • Catalinapure · Spanish
  • Amayamother city · Spanish
  • Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
  • Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish
  • Lolasorrows · Spanish
  • Amoralove · Spanish

Elvia questions

What does the name Elvia mean?

Elvia means "uncertain; possibly white or foreign". It comes from Spanish. Used in Spanish and Latin American contexts, often as a feminine form related to Elvio/Helvius or as a variant of names beginning Elv-. Its exact etymology is uncertain.

Is Elvia a boy or girl name?

Elvia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Elvia?

43 US babies were named Elvia in 2024. Its peak year was 1975.

How do you pronounce Elvia?

Elvia is usually pronounced EL-vee-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.