Elvie
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning elf warrior; a form of Elva.
Elvie by the numbers
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Elvie. In the US, 7 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 92 babies in 1917, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elvie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
- Elsiepledged to God; from Elizabeth1,700 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evielife; from Eve1,129 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elvinnoble friend; a form of Elwin104 in the US (2017)
- Elviawhite, noble; a form of Alva27 in the US (2017)
- Eevielife; a form of Eve or Evie7 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Elvie, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rydermounted warrior, cavalry soldier3,324 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sloanewarrior, raider; from Sloan1,405 in the US (2017)
- Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Elvie
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