NameTides

Elif

Elif was the #1,911 girls' name in the US in 2025 (101 babies), and #684 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Elif as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elif as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Elif as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,911 (101)#684 (54)#632 (4)—#2,131 (10)
2024#1,753 (115)#686 (55)#790 (3)——
2023#2,124 (90)#754 (47)—#727 (4)#1,582 (14)
2022#1,898 (106)#729 (50)——#2,133 (9)
2021#2,186 (85)#812 (44)#485 (6)#883 (3)—
2020#2,216 (81)#655 (57)——#1,662 (13)
2019#3,085 (52)#532 (76)——#1,600 (14)
2018#2,647 (65)#641 (63)#809 (3)—#1,215 (20)
2017#2,573 (68)#616 (68)#808 (3)—#1,382 (17)
2016#2,560 (69)#573 (73)——#1,280 (19)
2015#3,129 (53)#517 (83)#806 (3)#896 (3)#1,499 (15)
2014#2,412 (75)#608 (67)#681 (4)#876 (3)#1,279 (19)
2013#3,042 (54)#784 (49)——#1,512 (15)
2012#2,901 (59)#647 (64)——#1,055 (24)
2011#3,452 (46)#629 (64)—#937 (3)#1,672 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,753.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1977.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Elif is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 18,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elif by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #947NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Elif (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElifCanadaGirls#2,13110
ElifEngland & WalesGirls#68454
ElifIrelandGirls—too few
ElifNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ElifScotlandGirls#6324
ElifUSGirls#1,911101