Boys' name · since 2001
Elmin
108 babies named Elmin in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elmin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 108 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elmin has been recorded 108 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2023.
- #16,916 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 108 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elmin ranks #16,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elmin's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Elmin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elmin splits its recorded history at 2014: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elmin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023
- Peak year (2013)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Elmin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (66 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Elmin's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Elmin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 66 births (61% of all-time use).
Elmin by state
Where Elmin concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.6% |
5 of 108 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elmin's data
- Elmin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Elmins (5 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 Elmin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 2001–2023 (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 Elmin 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.