Elvira
A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning white, noble; possibly from Germanic roots.
Elvira by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Elvira. In the US, 66 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 592 babies in 1920, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elvira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elviawhite, noble; a form of Alva27 in the US (2017)
- Elvinaelf friend; a form of Alvina3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elmiranoble; exalted5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elveraelf army; a form of Elvira
- Elira12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elizagod is my oath; short form of Elizabeth712 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Elvira, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean white
Like Elvira, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Fionafair or white1,672 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Biancawhite or pure827 in the US (2017)
- Ivorymade of ivory; the hard white material from elephant tusks512 in the US (2017)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elvira
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