Elva is a distinctive choice, ranked #1639 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Elva in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1639
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About the Name Elva
Elva has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 481 places in five years. It was most popular in 2019 at #1562 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1997.
Elva is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Elva in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Elva
Elva Hsiao โ Elva Hsiao (traditional Chinese: ่ญไบ่ป; simplified Chinese: ่งไบ่ฝฉ; pinyin: Xiฤo Yวxuฤn, born 24 August 1979) is a Taiwanese singer.
Titus Elva โ Titus Elva is a Saint Lucian retired footballer, who played as a striker.
Elva Margariti โ Elva Margariti is an Albanian state official, architect and urban planner.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elva
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Elva per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Elva in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Elva is rising: up 134 places since 2020, to #1,639 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,562 in 2019.
Elva is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Elva include: Elva Hsiao, Titus Elva and Elva Margariti. Short summaries for each appear below.
Elva does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Elvas in the wild.
18
UK babies named Elva (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 134 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elva
Almost certainly the only Elva in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Caniggia Ginola Elva is a Saint Lucian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC and the Saint Lucia national team.
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