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Girl name

Elin

As of 2025, Elin ranks #3067 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 53 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #1578 five years ago, #3067 now. SSA records for Elin go back to 1893; the peak came in 2011 at #662, with 428 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Minnesota, where it ranks #731 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#3067
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#662
in 2011 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
53
girls named Elin

Elin popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.013%0.020%0.026%18801900192019401960198020002020#662 in 2011
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2011

Where Elin is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025NHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025WAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025NDMinnesota: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#731Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025WIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025MINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025IAIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025ILIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025INOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025CTCalifornia: #2487 (7 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2487Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025UTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025CONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025MOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025WVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025VAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025DEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025ARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025MSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025ALGeorgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025HITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025TXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Elin in 2025FL
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Minnesota (#731), Georgia (#1533), California (#2487)

Uniqueness score

70/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

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

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