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Elim

Elim was the #6,116 girls' name in the US in 2025 (19 babies), and #2,605 in England & Wales and #1,373 in Canada.

Elim as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Elim as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Elim as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#6,116 (19)#2,605 (10)#1,373 (18)
2024#7,251 (15)#2,254 (12)#1,710 (13)
2023#8,055 (13)#2,689 (9)#2,900 (6)
2022#9,056 (11)#3,534 (6)#2,315 (8)
2021#8,464 (12)#4,634 (4)#2,893 (6)
2020#10,250 (9)#3,117 (7)#2,343 (8)
2019#9,736 (10)#3,541 (6)#2,610 (7)
2018#12,464 (7)—#3,286 (5)
2017#9,341 (11)#5,765 (3)#2,374 (8)
2016#9,411 (11)#4,096 (5)—
2015#10,148 (10)#4,736 (4)—
2014#8,485 (13)#3,514 (6)—
2013#11,969 (8)#4,739 (4)#3,286 (5)
2012#10,429 (10)#4,838 (4)—
2011#12,153 (8)#3,185 (7)#3,310 (5)

Elim as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Elim as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020US
Elim as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
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 & Wales
2025#7,679 (10)—
2024#4,200 (25)—
2023#5,927 (15)#4,108 (4)
2022#5,215 (18)—
2021#4,628 (21)—
2020#4,141 (24)#4,608 (3)
2019#6,104 (14)—
2018#5,106 (18)—
2017#5,526 (16)—
2016#4,199 (24)—
2015#4,545 (21)—
2014#5,252 (17)—
2013#7,026 (11)—
2012#4,862 (19)#4,805 (3)
2011#6,578 (12)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #6,116.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1997.
  • In 2025, 66% of US babies named Elim were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 83,000 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 83,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 170,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Elim is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 80,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 67,000 to 1 in 95,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elim by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: 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: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Elim (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
ElimCanadaGirls#1,37318
ElimEngland & WalesGirls#2,60510
ElimEngland & WalesBoys—too few
ElimNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ElimUSGirls#6,11619
ElimUSBoys#7,67910