Boys' name · since 1956
Elbin
58 babies named Elbin in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,102 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Elbin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 58 have been recorded since 1956.
Elbin has 58 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2019.
- #21,102 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elbin ranks #21,102 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,102 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Elbin's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Elbin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elbin's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elbin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2019
- Peak year (1956)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Elbin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Elbin's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Elbin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (29% of all-time use).
Elbin by state
Where Elbin concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 10.3% |
6 of 58 births nationwide.
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- Elbin's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Elbins (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elbin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elbin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.