Elgin
Elgin was the 9982nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 639th; the most babies were born in 1920 (69). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,971 places. More babies were named Elgin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,982 boys, down 4,459 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192069 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,002babies recorded
Elgin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 43 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,982 | 7 |
| 2020 | #5,523 | 16 |
| 2010 | #5,317 | 17 |
| 2000 | #3,567 | 23 |
| 1990 | #1,819 | 43 |
| 1980 | #1,707 | 34 |
| 1970 | #993 | 67 |
| 1960 | #1,367 | 34 |
| 1950 | #1,127 | 40 |
| 1940 | #1,235 | 30 |
| 1930 | #1,025 | 45 |
| 1920 | #806 | 69 |
| 1910 | #791 | 15 |
| 1900 | #1,370 | 5 |
| 1890 | #639 | 10 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elgin, counting every spelling?
Elgin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elgin?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elgin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elgin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elgin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elgin?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Elgin are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 28 and 61. That makes Elgin mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elgin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elgin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elgin
How popular is the name Elgin?
Elgin was the 9982nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 639th; the most babies were born in 1920 (69). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,971 places. More babies were named Elgin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elgin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elgin in the US.