Is Elgin a boy or girl name?
Elgin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 10 boys were named Elgin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 3,995 US babies named Elgin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,885
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Elgin since 1886
- 3,995
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 78 babies
Boys and girls named Elgin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 375 | 11 | 2.8% |
| 1920s | 532 | 25 | 4.5% |
| 1930s | 324 | 7 | 2.1% |
| 1940s | 309 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 312 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 481 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 425 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 321 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 242 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 265 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 205 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,885 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,403 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,489 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,180 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,523 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,182 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,398 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,124 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,664 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 26 | #4,011 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,585 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,001 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,399 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,262 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,317 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,853 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,303 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,538 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,818 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,561 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,305 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,172 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,842 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,221 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,015 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,236 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,225 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,967 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,648 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,819 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,316 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 35 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 40 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,707 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 45 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 38 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 34 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 49 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 58 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 67 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 68 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 46 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 56 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 49 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 40 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 48 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 38 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 35 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 25 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 31 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 40 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 28 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 24 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 35 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 31 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 35 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 39 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 30 | #1,239 | 7 | #3,672 |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 45 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 41 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 69 | #802 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,199 | 5 | #5,061 |
| 1925 | 58 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 48 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 47 | #1,033 | 5 | #5,165 |
| 1922 | 62 | #873 | 6 | #4,605 |
| 1921 | 60 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 69 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 66 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 62 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 47 | #938 | 5 | #4,793 |
| 1916 | 49 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 42 | #967 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 27 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 25 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 14 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 15 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 10 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elgin reached #639 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #3,368 in 1927. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.