Is Elif a boy or girl name?
Elif is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 114 girls and 0 boys were named Elif, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 1,429 US babies named Elif were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,763
- Babies named Elif since 1977
- 1,429
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 114 babies
Boys and girls named Elif, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 110 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 208 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 589 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 474 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,763 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,160 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,899 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,191 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,222 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,099 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,654 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,580 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,572 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,143 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,423 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,053 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,912 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,462 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,375 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,038 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,296 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,593 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,279 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,491 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,951 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,705 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,441 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,354 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,140 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,362 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,470 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,960 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,164 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,270 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,081 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,924 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,405 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,612 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,523 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,006 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,368 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,229 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,890 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,363 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,841 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,754 |
Highest rank
Elif has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,763 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elif
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.