How popular is the name Elin?

Elin ranks 1,465th among girls' names in US records, with 9,559 births since 1893. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,986.

Is Elin a unisex name?

No. Elin is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2011, when 497 children were given the name. It has been in use for 132 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Elyn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#1,465 of girl names

Pronounced EH1 L IH0 N (ARPABET)

Elin is a girls' name, and first appears in 1893. It has been given to 9,559 children — the 1,465th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 26% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2011, when 497 children were given it.

Elyn is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2011Girls: 497Boys: 5

These spellings sound identical to Elin and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Elin?: Elin ranks 1,465th among girls' names in US records, with 9,559 births since 1893. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,986.
Is Elin a unisex name?: No. Elin is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Elin most popular?: 2011, when 497 children were given the name. It has been in use for 132 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Elin spelled?: Elyn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.