Elba is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning “river and river, Elbe.” In 2024 it was given to 10 girls in the United States.
Elba belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “river and river, Elbe” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Elba first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #761 in 1891, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 3,384 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Elba means “river and river, Elbe” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Elba is a girl name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Elba comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Elba first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #761 in 1891, and 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
Elba is pronounced /ˈɛlbə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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