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Elif

Elif holds the #1911 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 101 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #2216 in 2020 to #1911 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#1753 nationally, 115 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1977. The name's biggest fan base is in New York (#947 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1911
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1753
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
101
girls named Elif

Elif popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.004%0.006%0.008%18801900192019401960198020002020#1753 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Elif is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025MI—New York: #947 (16 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#947Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025IA—Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025CT—California: #2767 (6 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2767Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elif in 2025HI—Texas: #2210 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2210Florida: #1170 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1170
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New York (#947), Washington (#1046), Pennsylvania (#1108)

Uniqueness score

62/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Elif in the most recent year of SSA data.

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