girl's name

Ellin

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 597

Ellin is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1948, when 35 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1918.

Ellin 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 2023, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Ellin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 13
1920s 95
1930s 117
1940s 175
1950s 100
1960s 34
1990s 5
2000s 11
2010s 24
2020s (to 2023) 5

How popular is Ellin?

In 2023, Ellin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ellin is used

England & Wales #4,390 5 in 2016
United States #15,800 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Ellin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ellin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ellin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ellin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ellin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ellin

How popular is the name Ellin?

In 2023, Ellin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ellin a girl's or a boy's name?

Ellin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ellin most popular?

Ellin peaked in 1948, when 35 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.