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Elvira

Elvira: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“foreign, true”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
el-VEER-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Probably from Visigothic Germanic roots, often connected with elements meaning 'foreign' and 'true.' It has long been used in Spanish and Italian.

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How popular is Elvira?

202424.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Elvira in 202481

2024 rank#2,274 girls

Peak year1909

Total US babies since 188027,155

Elvira is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Elvira

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic
  • Aubreyelf ruler · Germanic
  • Adanoble · Germanic

Elvira questions

What does the name Elvira mean?

Elvira means "foreign, true". It comes from Germanic. Probably from Visigothic Germanic roots, often connected with elements meaning 'foreign' and 'true.' It has long been used in Spanish and Italian.

Is Elvira a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Elvira?

81 US babies were named Elvira in 2024. Its peak year was 1909.

How do you pronounce Elvira?

Elvira is usually pronounced el-VEER-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.