Elif
Elif is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 114 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1140.01% of girls
- Peak year
- 2024114 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1977
- 1,429people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,429 girls have been named Elif in the United States since 1977, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 114 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2016, and the 2010s alone account for 41%.
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Elif was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Elif
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Berkleypeak 2021
- Jenesispeak 2023
- Zoyapeak 2022
- Amorpeak 2024
- Hadassapeak 2024
- Charlipeak 2021
- Dahliapeak 2024
- Shilohpeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.