first name
ELVIN
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 14,198 people named Elvin, 51.8% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 27.1% as White and 13.9% as Black. 98.8% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Elvin peaked in 1927, when 402 babies got the name.
At least 21,166 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Elvin by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1920s, when it ranked #662. The largest share of babies named Elvin, 24.8%, were born between 1901 and 1927, the Greatest Generation's birth years.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Elvin is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Elvin has been most common in Louisiana (2.7×), Oklahoma (2.4×), and Arkansas (2.3×), and least common in Wisconsin (0.22×).
15,296 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Elvin
Spelled almost the same
5 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Elvin, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Elvin ranks #32,585 of 156,621, with 756 people. See Elvin as a last name
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