NameTides

Elvis

Elvis was the #1,328 boys' name in the US in 2025 (145 babies), and #716 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Elvis as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elvis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Elvis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,328 (145)#716 (49)——#2,095 (9)
2024#1,165 (179)#757 (45)——#1,306 (17)
2023#1,258 (153)#874 (36)—#770 (3)#1,496 (13)
2022#1,269 (152)#901 (34)—#779 (3)#1,415 (14)
2021#1,469 (122)#1,004 (29)#720 (3)—#1,761 (10)
2020#1,335 (134)#878 (33)——#1,071 (20)
2019#1,157 (168)#1,253 (20)—#764 (3)#1,375 (14)
2018#1,207 (155)#1,097 (25)——#1,133 (18)
2017#1,207 (152)#861 (36)——#2,010 (8)
2016#1,049 (188)#974 (30)——#1,069 (20)
2015#1,082 (181)#873 (35)——#1,577 (11)
2014#1,057 (187)#1,281 (20)——#1,250 (15)
2013#1,039 (185)#1,147 (22)—#605 (4)#1,252 (15)
2012#1,044 (184)#1,313 (19)——#1,257 (15)
2011#904 (224)#1,087 (24)——#1,163 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1957 at #311.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Elvis is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,600 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elvis by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,119NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #862CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,135TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Elvis (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Elvis (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElvisCanadaBoys#2,0959
ElvisEngland & WalesBoys#71649
ElvisIrelandBoys—too few
ElvisNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ElvisScotlandBoys—too few
ElvisUSGirls—too few
ElvisUSBoys#1,328145