Elin is an uncommon variant of Ellen that peaked in 2011 and has since faded.
Elin is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,077 for girl births in the United States (and #5,429 across all names), given to 53 babies. Elin was first reported in SSA data in 1893 and peaked in 2011 (428 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | #3,077 | — |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | #2,538 | — |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | #2,427 | — |
| 2022 | 99 | 99 | #2,126 | #8,499 |
| 2021 | 133 | 133 | #1,578 | — |
| 2020 | 144 | 144 | #1,581 | #7,158 |
| 2019 | 191 | 191 | #1,296 | #6,188 |
| 2018 | 208 | 208 | #1,190 | #9,979 |
| 2017 | 234 | 234 | #1,111 | #9,997 |
| 2016 | 274 | 274 | #991 | #9,956 |
| 2015 | 309 | 309 | #923 | #6,792 |
| 2014 | 393 | 393 | #732 | #8,333 |
| 2013 | 343 | 343 | #817 | #6,004 |
| 2012 | 346 | 346 | #797 | #7,715 |
| 2011 | 428 | 428 | #662 | — |
| 2010 | 402 | 402 | #726 | #5,557 |
| 2009 | 61 | 61 | #2,860 | — |
| 2008 | 70 | 70 | #2,778 | #13,113 |
| 2007 | 58 | 58 | #3,027 | — |
| 2006 | 50 | 50 | #3,523 | #12,595 |
| 2005 | 39 | 39 | #3,756 | — |
| 2004 | 45 | 45 | #3,702 | #10,354 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | #6,681 | #11,409 |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | #6,478 | #11,204 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #7,070 | — |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #7,713 | #10,902 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #8,987 | — |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,164 | — |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #8,541 | — |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #6,844 | — |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #6,052 | — |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #5,522 | — |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #5,752 | — |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #6,760 | #8,827 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #5,744 | — |
| 1990 | 22 | — | #4,415 | — |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,606 | — |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #6,785 | — |
| 1987 | 16 | — | #4,916 | — |
| 1986 | 15 | — | #5,027 | — |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #4,691 | — |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #4,372 | — |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #6,356 | — |
| 1982 | 23 | — | #3,558 | — |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #5,994 | — |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #4,576 | — |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #4,682 | — |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #5,296 | — |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #6,001 | — |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #4,421 | — |
| 1975 | 11 | — | #5,246 | — |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #4,293 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #6,868 | — |
| 1972 | 14 | — | #4,146 | — |
| 1970 | 14 | — | #4,099 | — |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #4,804 | — |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,807 | — |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,114 | — |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,007 | — |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,799 | — |
| 1964 | 17 | — | #3,153 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,482 | — |
| 1962 | 18 | — | #2,957 | — |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #3,839 | — |
| 1960 | 12 | — | #3,760 | — |
| 1959 | 15 | — | #3,151 | — |
| 1958 | 13 | — | #3,424 | — |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #4,315 | — |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #3,547 | — |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #3,436 | — |
| 1954 | 15 | — | #2,926 | — |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #3,324 | — |
| 1952 | 14 | — | #2,959 | — |
| 1951 | 18 | — | #2,412 | — |
| 1950 | 18 | — | #2,371 | — |
| 1949 | 10 | — | #3,450 | — |
| 1948 | 23 | — | #2,025 | — |
| 1947 | 21 | — | #2,160 | — |
| 1946 | 15 | — | #2,509 | — |
| 1945 | 17 | — | #2,090 | — |
| 1944 | 15 | — | #2,317 | — |
| 1943 | 21 | — | #1,916 | — |
| 1942 | 16 | — | #2,241 | — |
| 1941 | 14 | — | #2,296 | — |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,459 | — |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,776 | — |
| 1938 | 13 | — | #2,368 | — |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #3,929 | — |
| 1936 | 11 | — | #2,568 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,885 | — |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #3,948 | — |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,516 | — |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #3,363 | — |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #2,907 | — |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #2,987 | — |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,524 | — |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,637 | — |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,664 | — |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,453 | — |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,629 | — |
| 1923 | 8 | — | #3,731 | — |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,461 | — |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #2,823 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,096 | — |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #3,283 | — |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,323 | — |
| 1917 | 10 | — | #2,946 | — |
| 1916 | 14 | — | #2,283 | — |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,534 | — |
| 1914 | 13 | — | #1,936 | — |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,390 | — |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,731 | — |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #2,273 | — |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,523 | — |
| 1909 | 7 | — | #1,818 | — |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #1,923 | — |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,893 | — |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,718 | — |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,551 | — |
| 1893 | 9 | — | #1,036 | — |