Elvin Boy

How popular is Elvin?

#1,644 boy name in 2025

102 baby boys were named Elvin in the US in 2025, making it the 1644th most popular boy name.

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10,690living people named Elvin (est.)
43median age of people named Elvin
21,166babies named Elvin since 1880
1 in 32,503US babies born in 2025

Elvin popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,644 for boys (▼ 134 from 2024)
Babies in 2025102 boys
10-year trendFalling (-20% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,359 in 2015, #1,563 in 2020
Peak year1927 (392 boys)
Highest rank#284 in 1927
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Elvin is most popular

Babies named Elvin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (74 boys)
  2. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (69 boys)
  3. Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
  4. Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
  5. North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)

Elvin by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s146#375
1890s190#383
1900s326#311
1910s2,070#287
1920s3,364#284
1930s2,551#307
1940s1,994#406
1950s1,830#494
1960s1,444#568
1970s1,197#717
1980s1,096#805
1990s1,155#920
2000s1,651#925
2010s1,278#1,219
2020s640#1,501

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Questions

Is Elvin a boy or girl name?
Elvin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elvin were boys.
How popular is the name Elvin?
102 baby boys were named Elvin in the US in 2025, making it the 1644th most popular boy name.
When was Elvin most popular?
Elvin peaked in 1927, when 392 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #284 in 1927.
How many people are named Elvin?
21,166 babies have been named Elvin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,690 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
Where is Elvin most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Elvin was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.