Elgene is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Elgene is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1944. Elgene first appears in 1918 and peaked in 1924 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,218 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,317 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,630 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,274 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #3,234 | — |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #2,965 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | — | #3,364 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,190 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,777 | — |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,523 | — |
| 1927 | 12 | — | #3,974 | #4,373 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,662 | — |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #3,022 | — |
| 1923 | 9 | — | #3,451 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,331 | — |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,988 | — |