Elif Girl
How popular is Elif?
#1,911 girl name in 2025
101 baby girls were named Elif in the US in 2025, making it the 1911th most popular girl name.
1,524living people named Elif (est.)
10median age of people named Elif
1,534babies named Elif since 1880
1 in 32,825US babies born in 2025
Elif popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,911 for girls (▼ 158 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 101 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+91% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,129 in 2015, #2,216 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (115 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,753 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Elif is most popular
Babies named Elif per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (98 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (52 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (53 girls)
Elif by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1980s | 42 | #8,149 |
| 1990s | 110 | #5,864 |
| 2000s | 209 | #4,012 |
| 2010s | 589 | #2,412 |
| 2020s | 578 | #1,753 |
Girl names about as popular as Elif
Questions
- Is Elif a boy or girl name?
- Elif is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elif were girls.
- How popular is the name Elif?
- 101 baby girls were named Elif in the US in 2025, making it the 1911th most popular girl name.
- When was Elif most popular?
- Elif peaked in 2024, when 115 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,753 in 2024.
- How many people are named Elif?
- 1,534 babies have been named Elif in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,524 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Elif most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elif was most common in New York, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.