Elmina is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1916 and has grown less common since.
Elmina is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,512 for girl births in the United States (and #14,541 across all names), given to 12 babies. Elmina first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,512 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,521 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,521 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,512 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,416 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #15,803 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #14,303 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #12,874 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #14,658 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #10,312 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #12,174 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #15,137 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #9,922 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #15,410 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,648 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #18,144 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #14,288 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,046 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #17,966 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #15,062 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #14,692 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #9,889 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #16,085 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #11,748 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,521 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #10,921 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #14,110 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #10,929 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #13,947 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #11,944 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,295 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,488 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #7,979 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,380 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,481 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #4,750 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #3,470 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,875 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #4,096 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #3,998 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,435 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #3,974 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #3,933 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,825 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,401 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | #2,794 |
| 1933 | 13 | — | #2,310 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | #2,164 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,596 |
| 1930 | 15 | — | #2,229 |
| 1929 | 14 | — | #2,348 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #3,009 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | #2,281 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,992 |
| 1925 | 19 | — | #2,056 |
| 1924 | 17 | — | #2,235 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #3,194 |
| 1922 | 15 | — | #2,416 |
| 1921 | 21 | — | #1,940 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,384 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | #1,871 |
| 1918 | 19 | — | #1,984 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #2,022 |
| 1916 | 26 | — | #1,453 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | #1,825 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | #1,838 |
| 1913 | 17 | — | #1,419 |
| 1912 | 17 | — | #1,321 |
| 1911 | 11 | — | #1,479 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | #1,449 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | #1,821 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | #1,580 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,460 |
| 1905 | 10 | — | #1,257 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | #1,237 |
| 1902 | 7 | — | #1,490 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,786 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | #1,121 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | #1,107 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,654 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | #1,166 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | #923 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | #1,381 |
| 1890 | 12 | — | #801 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | #1,071 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | #698 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | #772 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | #698 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | #643 |