Elif
Elif was the 1915th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1755th with 115 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,231 places. More babies were named Elif in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,915 girls, up 307 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 101girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024115 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,534babies recorded
Elif popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,915 | 101 |
| 2020 | #2,222 | 81 |
| 2010 | #3,375 | 48 |
| 2000 | #10,141 | 9 |
| 1990 | #9,523 | 8 |
| 1980 | #10,839 | 5 |
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How popular is Elif, counting every spelling?
Elif is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,732 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,915 for Elif on its own. Together these spellings went to 101 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elif | 101 | #1,915 | 497 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Elif?
101 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elif (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elif 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 83 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elif.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elif?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Elif are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Elif a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Elif by state
How common Elif was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.0×), New Jersey (3.4×), Florida (2.0×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elif: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elif, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elif
How popular is the name Elif?
Elif was the 1915th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1755th with 115 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,231 places. More babies were named Elif in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Elif a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elif in the US.
Where is Elif most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elif was most common in New York (0.25 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Florida.