Elbie

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Diminutive of Elbert

Elbie has been given to 91 babies in the U.S. since 1916. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1917, with 8 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 89% boys, 11% girls all-time.

Babies named Elbie, 1952

1 in 759,000

Elbie over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Elbie over time

In 2024, Elbie went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19162024

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Elbie: meaning, origin, and history

Diminutive of Elbert

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Elbie means

Elbie is a diminutive of Elbert.

Origin, language, and formation

Elbie is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Elbert.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 81 boys were recorded with the name Elbie between 1916 and 1952. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1917; its best national rank was #2,980 in 1946.

In the United States, 10 girls were recorded with the name Elbie between 1922 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1922; its best national rank was #5,213 in 1922.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Elbie?

Elbie had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1952, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1952: 1 in 759,000; 5 of 3,796,842 births
Among boys only: 1 in 389,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1952: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 526,355 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Elbie sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1952 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 526,355 children born in 1952 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Elbie. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Elbies were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Elbie was born before 1921 — so the typical Elbie is around 104 today.

Median birth year: 1921; About 104 years old
Biggest decade: 1910s; 35.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 33.3%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 5; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1910s — 35.8% of all recorded uses (29).

Is Elbie rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1917 (8)
Years since peak: 108; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 15.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,980; 1946

Spellings of Elbie

Elbie is not the most common spelling — Eddie is, with 38.3% against Elbie's 0.01%.

Eddie38.3%211,867
Eli27.8%153,495
Ellis9.1%50,403
Elvin3.8%20,932
Elvis3.3%17,971
Ollie3.2%17,626
Ernie3.0%16,520
Elwin0.94%5,176

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Elbie around the world

Where Elbie ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2013–2023
#4,992
in 2023

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Elbie by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,980; 1946
Peak year: 1917; 8 that year
First recorded: 1916
Last recorded: 1952
All-time count: 81
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,213; 1922
Peak year: 1922; 5 that year
First recorded: 1922
Last recorded: 2024
All-time count: 10
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Elbie

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Elber Elbin Albie Elburn Rubie Elby Erbie Elba Dobie Zebbie Colbie Kolbie Elbern Aubie Obbie Ebbie Abbie Elbis Bobie Lubie Cobie Hobie Kobie Abie

Sibling names for Elbie

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Albina Nelle Orpha Antonette Harriette Winnifred Maurine Johnie

For a brother

Regis Meyer Rosario Lyman Winfield Dorsey Granville Abe

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