Elkin is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Elkin is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,219 for boy births in the United States (and #13,078 across all names), given to 14 babies. Elkin first appears in 1914 and peaked in 2021 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,219 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #5,990 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,412 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #5,947 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #10,045 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #7,270 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,343 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #9,856 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,338 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #6,354 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,213 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #8,989 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | #4,728 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #7,352 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #5,131 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #9,145 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #7,064 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #11,969 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #7,722 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #7,872 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #8,578 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,458 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #7,043 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #7,743 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,602 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,278 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,340 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,148 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #5,865 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,323 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #3,821 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,088 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,345 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,472 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,522 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,392 |