How Many People Are Named Elgin?
people named Elgin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 152,107 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,002 babies named Elgin in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
78 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elgin (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elgin alive today is about 45 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elgin first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1927, to 78 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elgin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #639, in 1890. In 2025 it ranked #9,978.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,978 |
| Best rank | #639 (1890) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #948 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elgin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elgin were born in California than in any other state: about 124 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elgin was given 7.2 times as often in Texas and 2.8 times in California.
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