Elvin
Elvin was the 1647th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 102 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 284th with 392 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 285 places. More babies were named Elvin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,647 boys, down 84 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 102boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1927392 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,166babies recorded
Elvin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 234 since 1911.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,647 | 102 |
| 2020 | #1,563 | 105 |
| 2010 | #1,270 | 137 |
| 2000 | #1,081 | 131 |
| 1990 | #934 | 122 |
| 1980 | #829 | 113 |
| 1970 | #718 | 131 |
| 1960 | #588 | 176 |
| 1950 | #495 | 182 |
| 1940 | #407 | 200 |
| 1930 | #307 | 341 |
| 1920 | #318 | 331 |
| 1910 | #340 | 54 |
| 1900 | #471 | 24 |
| 1890 | #640 | 10 |
| 1880 | #612 | 10 |
How popular is Elvin, counting every spelling?
Elvin has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,540 for boys in 2025, against #1,647 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Elvin?
102 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elvin (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elvin 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 82 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elvin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elvin?
About 10,300 people born in the US named Elvin are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 20 and 65. That makes Elvin mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Elvin by state
How common Elvin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 35 states fewer than five boys 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 Elvin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elvin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elvin
How popular is the name Elvin?
Elvin was the 1647th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 102 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 284th with 392 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 285 places. More babies were named Elvin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elvin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elvin in the US.
Where is Elvin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elvin was most common in Texas (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Massachusetts.