Recorded 1956–2019 Boys' name Peak 1956 58 births

Elbin — boys' name

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.

1950s81960s111990s172000s122010s10
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Elbin was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

8 babies were named Elbin in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elbin

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Elbin between 1956 and 2019, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elbin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elbin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elbin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elbin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elbin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 58 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elbin at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

58

Since 1956

64 years of records

Peak year

1956

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1956

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2019

Elbin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1956

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1956)
8
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
456789 2019201020062005199919971992196819601956 8

Elbin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 29% of Elbin's all-time total
1950s81960s111990s172000s122010s10

Elbin by state

Where Elbin concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elbin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 10.3%
New York share of Elbin's total US births 10.3%

6 of 58 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elbin?
58 babies have been named Elbin since 1956. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1956 with 8 births.
When was Elbin most popular?
Elbin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Elbin most popular?
The top states for the name Elbin are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Elbin been used?
Elbin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 64 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Elbin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elbert, Elbridge, Elba, Elby, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.