Elvin
Elvin is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Azerbaijani.
- English
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Elvin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elvin is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Azerbaijani.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Elvin
Elvin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1927: 392 births, good for #284 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,493 among baby boy names with 120 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 21K Elvins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Elvin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Elvin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Elvin
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About the name Elvin
Elvin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Elvin's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #284. Use the chart and map above to compare Elvin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.