unisex name
Elim
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 772
Elim is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 51% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 114,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Elim over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 88 |
| 2010s | 261 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 192 |
How popular is Elim?
In 2025, Elim was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Elim is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Elim
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elim also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elim over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elim
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elim — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elim
How popular is the name Elim?
In 2025, Elim was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Elim a girl's or a boy's name?
Elim is used for both girls and boys. About 51% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Elim most popular?
Elim peaked in 2024, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elim a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elim currently ranks #1,865 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.