Is Elin a boy or girl name?
Elin is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 70 girls and 0 boys were named Elin, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97% of the 5,151 US babies named Elin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,529
- Babies named Elin since 1893
- 5,151
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 428 babies
Boys and girls named Elin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 87 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 85 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 77 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 164 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 138 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 109 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 145 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 143 | 96.6% |
| 2000s | 31 | 369 | 92.3% |
| 2010s | 96 | 3,032 | 96.9% |
| 2020s | 20 | 500 | 96.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,529 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,424 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,493 | 90 | #2,126 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,578 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,152 | 133 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,184 | 177 | #1,295 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,976 | 201 | #1,190 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,994 | 227 | #1,111 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,955 | 267 | #991 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,790 | 297 | #923 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,332 | 384 | #732 |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,004 | 329 | #817 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,715 | 336 | #796 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 428 | #662 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,557 | 386 | #726 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,860 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,112 | 65 | #2,778 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 58 | #3,027 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,592 | 45 | #3,523 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,756 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,353 | 39 | #3,702 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,409 | 17 | #6,682 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,203 | 17 | #6,478 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,069 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,901 | 13 | #7,710 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,987 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,163 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,541 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,842 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,051 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,522 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,752 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,827 | 13 | #6,758 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,744 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,415 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,606 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,786 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,914 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,027 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,691 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,372 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,356 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,558 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,993 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,576 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,682 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,295 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,001 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,419 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,246 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,293 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,868 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,146 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,100 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,804 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,806 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,114 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,006 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,798 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,153 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,482 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,958 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,839 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,760 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,150 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,424 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,314 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,547 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,437 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,926 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,324 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,959 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,412 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,371 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,450 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,025 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,160 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,508 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,090 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,317 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,916 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,241 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,296 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,459 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,776 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,369 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,929 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,568 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,885 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,948 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,363 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,907 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,987 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,524 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,637 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,664 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,453 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,629 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,731 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,461 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,823 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,096 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,283 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,323 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,946 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,283 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,534 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,936 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,390 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,731 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,273 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,523 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,818 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,923 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,893 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,718 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,551 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,036 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elin reached #5,557 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #662 in 2011. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elin
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.