Elvert
An Old English name derived from the elements "elf" and "beort", meaning "wise advisor".
Name Census estimates that about 90 living Americans carry the first name Elvert. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Elvert today is around 72 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elvert births was 1934 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elvert. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Elvert is about 72 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Elverts were born before 1964.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Elvert. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
90
~ 1 in 3,808,382 Americans
Peak year
1934
13 babies that year
Average age
72
years old
1989 SSA rank
#8,281
Tracked since 1913
Census
Elvert in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 205 people with the first name Elvert, which placed it at #37,817 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,817
National first-name rank
People counted
205
205 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
50.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elvert
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elvert is Black at 50.2%. The next largest groups are White (26.3%) and Hispanic (19.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elvert described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Elvert at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American50.2% · 103
- White26.3% · 54
- Hispanic or Latino19.5% · 40
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 3
- Two or more races1.5% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2
Popularity
Elvert: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elvert from the 1910s through to the 1980s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 76 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elvert by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Elvert during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Elvert
The given name Elvert has its origins in the Germanic language family, specifically deriving from the Old German words "elf" and "berht," meaning "elf" and "bright," respectively. This combination suggests a name meaning something along the lines of "bright elf" or "shining elf." The name likely emerged in the early medieval period among Germanic tribes, though its exact time of origin is uncertain.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Elvert was a Frankish nobleman and military commander who lived in the 7th century AD. He served under the Merovingian king Clovis II and is mentioned in several contemporary chronicles for his role in campaigns against rival kingdoms.
In the 9th century, an Elvert is recorded as a monk and scribe in the monastery of St. Gallen in modern-day Switzerland. He is credited with producing several illuminated manuscripts that are now preserved in various European libraries.
During the Renaissance period, an Italian painter named Elvert Fabrizio (1470-1536) gained some renown for his religious works and frescoes adorning churches in Rome and Florence.
In the 17th century, Elvert Van der Meer (1612-1677) was a Dutch explorer and navigator who embarked on several voyages to the East Indies and compiled valuable cartographic records of the region.
More recently, Elvert Mayers (1838-1899) was a prominent American jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge on the Supreme Court of California and authored several influential treatises on civil procedure and jurisprudence.
While not an exhaustive list, these examples demonstrate the use of the name Elvert across various cultures and time periods, from medieval nobility and clergy to Renaissance artists and modern legal figures.
People
Elvert + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Elvert as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Elvert: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elvert?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 90 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elvert going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,808,382 US residents.
Is Elvert a common name?
We classify Elvert as "Very Rare". It ranks above 63% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 276 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elvert most popular?
The single biggest year for Elvert was 1934, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elvert is about 72 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Elvert in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 205 people with the name Elvert, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,817 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Elvert in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Elvert?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elvert leans strongly male. 202 people counted with this name were male (97.6%), compared with 5 female bearers (2.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Elvert?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elvert is Black at 50.2%. The next largest groups are White (26.3%) and Hispanic (19.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Elvert most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Elvert in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.2% (103 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Elvert in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elvert a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elvert in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Elvert still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elvert in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Elvert can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Elvert?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.