girl's name
Elin
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,133
Northern Ireland
#528
2010 births
Elin is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2011, when 428 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 62,555 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1893.
Elin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 14 |
| 1900s | 25 |
| 1910s | 87 |
| 1920s | 85 |
| 1930s | 77 |
| 1940s | 164 |
| 1950s | 138 |
| 1960s | 109 |
| 1970s | 111 |
| 1980s | 145 |
| 1990s | 148 |
| 2000s | 400 |
| 2010s | 3,128 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 573 |
How popular is Elin?
In 2025, Elin was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Elin 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 Elin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Elin in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Welsh
- Elen
Sibling names for Elin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elin
How popular is the name Elin?
In 2025, Elin was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Elin a girl's or a boy's name?
Elin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elin most popular?
Elin peaked in 2011, when 428 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Elin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elin currently ranks #889 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.