Elif is a rare variant of Elva that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Elif is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,915 for girl births in the United States (and #3,512 across all names), given to 101 babies. Elif first appears in 1977 and peaked in 2024 (115 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | 101 | #1,915 |
| 2024 | 115 | 115 | #1,755 |
| 2023 | 90 | 90 | #2,129 |
| 2022 | 106 | 106 | #1,900 |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | #2,191 |
| 2020 | 81 | 81 | #2,222 |
| 2019 | 52 | 52 | #3,102 |
| 2018 | 65 | 65 | #2,655 |
| 2017 | 68 | 73 | #2,580 |
| 2016 | 69 | 69 | #2,572 |
| 2015 | 53 | 53 | #3,146 |
| 2014 | 75 | 75 | #2,423 |
| 2013 | 54 | 54 | #3,053 |
| 2012 | 59 | 59 | #2,912 |
| 2011 | 46 | 46 | #3,463 |
| 2010 | 48 | 48 | #3,375 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | #4,038 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | #4,297 |
| 2007 | 32 | 32 | #4,595 |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | #5,129 |
| 2005 | 23 | 23 | #5,491 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #10,951 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #7,706 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,441 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,354 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,141 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,362 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,470 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #5,960 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #14,164 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,270 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #6,081 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #10,924 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #6,405 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #10,613 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,523 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,006 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,369 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,230 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #9,890 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,417 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,363 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #10,839 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,755 |