Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Friend Of Elves
- English
- Elf friend, noble friend; variant of Alvin.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elvin
Pronunciation
e-lvin, el-vin
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #285, 391 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1644, 102 births)
- Girls: peak in 1917 (rank #2317, 14 births); most recent 1972 (rank #7286, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 | – |
| 2024 | 118 | – |
| 2023 | 118 | – |
| 2022 | 98 | – |
| 2021 | 99 | – |
| 2020 | 105 | – |
| 2019 | 115 | – |
| 2018 | 121 | – |
| 2017 | 105 | – |
| 2016 | 117 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #988, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1613, 16 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #4643, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 14 | – |
| 2023 | 30 | – |
| 2022 | 18 | 4 |
| 2021 | 13 | 4 |
| 2020 | 14 | 3 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 15 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #865, 38 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2545, 9 births)
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #1449, 26 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 11 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 |
| 2018 | 14 | 10 |
| 2017 | 7 | 12 |
| 2016 | 10 | 16 |
| 2015 | 20 | 12 |
| 2014 | 26 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #745, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #704, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence