Elgin is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1927 and has since faded.
Elgin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,982 for boy births in the United States (and #20,584 across all names), given to 7 babies. Elgin was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1920 (69 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,982 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,925 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,408 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,495 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,182 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,523 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,186 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,400 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,124 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,665 |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,011 |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,586 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,001 |
| 2012 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,399 |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,263 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,317 |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,853 |
| 2008 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,539 |
| 2006 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,818 |
| 2005 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,763 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,561 |
| 2003 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,305 |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,826 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,173 |
| 2000 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,567 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,842 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,221 |
| 1997 | 25 | — | — | #3,015 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | — | #4,237 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | — | #3,225 |
| 1994 | 29 | — | — | #2,574 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | — | #2,967 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | — | #4,648 |
| 1991 | 36 | — | — | #2,063 |
| 1990 | 43 | — | — | #1,819 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | — | #2,316 |
| 1988 | 35 | — | — | #1,890 |
| 1987 | 36 | — | — | #1,807 |
| 1986 | 28 | — | — | #2,068 |
| 1985 | 31 | — | — | #1,878 |
| 1984 | 40 | — | — | #1,538 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | — | #2,035 |
| 1982 | 23 | — | — | #2,222 |
| 1981 | 39 | — | — | #1,556 |
| 1980 | 34 | — | — | #1,707 |
| 1979 | 45 | — | — | #1,395 |
| 1978 | 48 | — | — | #1,306 |
| 1977 | 32 | — | — | #1,682 |
| 1976 | 20 | — | — | #2,266 |
| 1975 | 34 | — | — | #1,540 |
| 1974 | 38 | — | — | #1,396 |
| 1973 | 34 | — | — | #1,473 |
| 1972 | 49 | — | — | #1,166 |
| 1971 | 58 | — | — | #1,072 |
| 1970 | 67 | — | — | #993 |
| 1969 | 68 | — | — | #929 |
| 1968 | 46 | — | — | #1,103 |
| 1967 | 56 | — | — | #973 |
| 1966 | 49 | — | — | #1,046 |
| 1965 | 45 | — | — | #1,115 |
| 1964 | 46 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1963 | 40 | — | — | #1,233 |
| 1962 | 49 | — | — | #1,095 |
| 1961 | 48 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1960 | 34 | — | — | #1,367 |
| 1959 | 38 | — | — | #1,268 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | — | #1,785 |
| 1957 | 35 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1956 | 31 | — | — | #1,398 |
| 1955 | 25 | — | — | #1,548 |
| 1954 | 31 | — | — | #1,367 |
| 1953 | 32 | — | — | #1,340 |
| 1952 | 35 | — | — | #1,252 |
| 1951 | 25 | — | — | #1,496 |
| 1950 | 40 | — | — | #1,127 |
| 1949 | 37 | — | — | #1,168 |
| 1948 | 28 | — | — | #1,385 |
| 1947 | 29 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1946 | 25 | — | — | #1,416 |
| 1945 | 27 | — | — | #1,279 |
| 1944 | 24 | — | — | #1,375 |
| 1943 | 35 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1942 | 36 | — | — | #1,145 |
| 1941 | 38 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1940 | 30 | — | — | #1,235 |
| 1939 | 23 | — | — | #1,407 |
| 1938 | 33 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1937 | 31 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1936 | 35 | — | — | #1,103 |
| 1935 | 39 | — | — | #1,026 |
| 1934 | 31 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1933 | 29 | — | — | #1,236 |
| 1932 | 37 | — | #3,672 | #1,239 |
| 1931 | 28 | — | — | #1,314 |
| 1930 | 45 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1929 | 41 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1928 | 42 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1927 | 78 | — | #3,367 | #802 |
| 1926 | 41 | — | #5,061 | #1,199 |
| 1925 | 58 | — | — | #885 |
| 1924 | 48 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1923 | 52 | — | #5,165 | #1,033 |
| 1922 | 68 | — | #4,606 | #873 |
| 1921 | 60 | — | — | #903 |
| 1920 | 69 | — | — | #806 |
| 1919 | 66 | — | — | #803 |
| 1918 | 62 | — | — | #832 |
| 1917 | 52 | — | #4,793 | #938 |
| 1916 | 49 | — | — | #899 |
| 1915 | 48 | — | #3,917 | #967 |
| 1914 | 28 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1913 | 27 | — | — | #953 |
| 1912 | 25 | — | — | #899 |
| 1911 | 14 | — | — | #902 |
| 1910 | 15 | — | — | #791 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,319 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | — | #887 |
| 1905 | 12 | — | — | #715 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | — | #759 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #793 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,370 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #804 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #977 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,128 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | — | #639 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #823 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,008 |