NameTides

Elvin

Elvin was the #1,644 boys' name in the US in 2025 (102 babies), and #1,613 in England & Wales and #1,311 in Canada.

Elvin as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elvin as a boy’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.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Elvin as a boy’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#1,644 (102)#1,613 (16)——#1,311 (18)
2024#1,510 (118)#1,758 (14)——#1,056 (23)
2023#1,501 (118)#987 (30)——#1,150 (19)
2022#1,720 (98)#1,420 (18)—#779 (3)#1,092 (20)
2021#1,667 (99)#1,782 (13)——#1,191 (18)
2020#1,563 (105)#1,635 (14)——#1,382 (14)
2019#1,485 (115)#2,266 (9)——#1,375 (14)
2018#1,443 (121)#3,011 (6)#704 (3)—#1,572 (11)
2017#1,554 (105)#3,449 (5)——#1,308 (15)
2016#1,467 (117)#1,627 (15)——#1,683 (10)
2015#1,359 (128)#2,150 (10)——#1,458 (12)
2014#1,321 (132)#3,362 (5)——#1,152 (17)
2013#1,277 (136)#2,403 (8)——#1,312 (14)
2012#1,226 (144)#1,962 (11)——#1,655 (10)
2011#1,219 (143)———#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1915 at #287.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Elvin is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 18,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elvin 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: #789MAOregon: 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: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: 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: #927TNNorth 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: #1,415TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Elvin (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#84913

Elvin (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElvinCanadaBoys#1,31118
ElvinEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
ElvinEngland & WalesBoys#1,61316
ElvinIrelandBoys—too few
ElvinNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ElvinScotlandBoys—too few
ElvinUSGirls—too few
ElvinUSBoys#1,644102