Recorded 2001–2023 Boys' name Peak 2013 108 births

Elmin — boys' name

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.

2000s252010s662020s17
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Elmin was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

10 babies were named Elmin in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elmin

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Elmin between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elmin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elmin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elmin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elmin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elmin 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 108 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.

Elmin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

108

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2013

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Elmin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
10
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 202320212018201520132011200920062001 5

Elmin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
66 births that decade — 61% of Elmin's all-time total
2000s252010s662020s17

Elmin by state

Where Elmin concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elmin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.6%
New York share of Elmin's total US births 4.6%

5 of 108 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elmin?
108 babies have been named Elmin since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 10 births.
When was Elmin most popular?
Elmin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Elmin most popular?
The top states for the name Elmin are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Elmin been used?
Elmin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Elmin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elmer, Elmo, Elmore, Elmon, 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, 2001–2023 (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.