Recorded 1980–2017 Boys' name Peak 1980 15 births

Eljin — boys' name

15 babies named Eljin in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s52010s5
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Eljin was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

5 babies were named Eljin in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eljin

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Eljin between 1980 and 2017, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eljin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eljin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eljin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eljin 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 15 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.

Eljin at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

15

Since 1980

38 years of records

Peak year

1980

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1980

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2017

Eljin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1980

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1980)
5
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
5 201720081980 5

Eljin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 33% of Eljin's all-time total
1980s52000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eljin?
15 babies have been named Eljin since 1980. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1980 with 5 births.
When was Eljin most popular?
Eljin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Eljin been used?
Eljin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 38 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Eljin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eljay. 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, 1980–2017 (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.