Yeltsin
Yeltsin is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Yeltsina. Outside Russia it was also occasionally used as a given name, honouring Boris Yeltsin. Several Slavic languages render the name as Jeljcin. The name may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Yeltsin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yeltsin is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Yeltsina. Outside Russia it was also occasionally used as a given name, honouring Boris Yeltsin. Several Slavic languages render the name as Jeljcin. The name may refer to:
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The Story of Yeltsin
Yeltsin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1992, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 8 Yeltsins were born — ranking #6,227 that year. As of 2026, Yeltsin ranks #10,812 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 43 Yeltsins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yeltsin
Yeltsin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 43 births in the dataset. Yeltsin's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #6,227. Use the chart and map above to compare Yeltsin'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 .
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