Elvin is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Elvin in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Elvin
Elvin is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 3735 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #987 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1997.
Elvin is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elvin
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Elvin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Elvin in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Elvin is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 3735 places over the last five years to #1758 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Elvin is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Elvin include: Elvin Cafarguliyev — Elvin Cafarguliyev (also spelled Jafarguliyev; Azerbaijani: Elvin Eldar oğlu Cəfərquliyev, born 26 October 2000) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who...; Elvin Ng — Elvin Ng Choon Siong is a Singaporean actor and former model.; Elvin Badalov — Elvin Natig ogly Badalov (Azerbaijani: Elvin Natiq oğlu Bədəlov; Russian: Эльвин Натиг оглы Бадалов; born 14 June 1995) is a professional footballer who plays....
Elvin does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Elvins in the wild.
14
UK babies named Elvin (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 3735 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elvin
Likely around 1 other Elvin in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Elvin
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Elvin Cafarguliyev (also spelled Jafarguliyev; Azerbaijani: Elvin Eldar oğlu Cəfərquliyev, born 26 October 2000) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a defender for Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ and the Azerbaijan national team.
Elvin Natig ogly Badalov (Azerbaijani: Elvin Natiq oğlu Bədəlov; Russian: Эльвин Натиг оглы Бадалов; born 14 June 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Neftçi in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Born in Russia, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.
Elvin Ernest Hayes, nicknamed "the Big E", is an American former professional basketball player and radio analyst for his alma mater Houston Cougars. He is a member of the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams, and an inductee in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Joe Elvin was an English comedian and music hall entertainer and a Founder of the Grand Order of Water Rats, a show business charity. With other leading performers he took part in the Music Hall War of 1907, which supported less well paid music hall artistes in their strike for better pay and conditions.
Elvin Grey (Bashkir: Элвин Грей) is the stage name of Radik Yulyakshin (Bashkir: Радик Юлъяҡшин, Russian: Радик Юльякшин), a Russian pop singer and producer of Bashkir descent. Radik Yulyakshin was born in Ufa into an ethnic Bashkir construction worker family.
Elvin Ernesto Santos Ordóñez is a Honduran politician who served as the vice president of Honduras from January 2006 to November 2008, when he resigned to stand as a Liberal Party candidate for the presidency in the 2009 elections. For the 2005 election the constitution was amended to create a single vice president.
Elvin Lamont Bethea is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 16-year career as a defensive end with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina A&T Aggies and was the first player from the school to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2003.