Over the past 110 years, 59 boys and 22 248 girls have been named Elva. The name Elva ranks 6744th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Elva in 1918. The peak of popularity of the name Elva came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.