boy's name
Elkin
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 347
Elkin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Elkin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 |
| 1920s | 9 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1970s | 20 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 19 |
| 2000s | 83 |
| 2010s | 104 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 76 |
How popular is Elkin?
In 2025, Elkin was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Elkin 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 Elkin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elkin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elkin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elkin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elkin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elkin
How popular is the name Elkin?
In 2025, Elkin was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Elkin a girl's or a boy's name?
Elkin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Elkin?
Elkin has 2 syllables.
When was Elkin most popular?
Elkin peaked in 2021, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elkin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elkin currently ranks #6,353 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.