How Many People Are Named Elvin?
people named Elvin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 32,653 people in the US has this name
Based on 21,166 babies named Elvin in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
402 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of ALVIN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elvin (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elvin alive today is about 42 years old, and 38% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elvin first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1927, to 402 babies. In 2025, 102 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elvin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #284, in 1927. In 2025 it ranked #1,647.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,647 |
| Best rank | #284 (1927) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #308 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elvin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elvin were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,491 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elvin was given 2.7 times as often in Louisiana, 2 times in Oklahoma and 1.9 times in Arkansas.
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