Feminine dossier · first seen 1977
Elif
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
115
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Elif
How many people are named Elif?
An estimated 1,516 living Americans are named Elif.
How rare is Elif?
Elif is uncommon among babies today, with 101 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 12.2% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Elif?
The median age of a living American named Elif is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 16 years old.
Is Elif still popular?
Yes — Elif is currently rising in popularity, with 101 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Elif most common?
Elif has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1977Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
12.2%
2025
101
All-time
1,534
Where it lives now
Elif is most concentrated in New York — about 3.9× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Elif is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.