Meaning and history
Elvin is an English masculine name formed from Old English elements commonly interpreted as “elf friend.” It has also been used as a variant of Alvin and, independently, in Azerbaijani and other languages. American jazz drummer Elvin Jones and Azerbaijani singer Elvin Mirzezade are notable bearers.
20062006: 169 births, rank #1,058
2007: 214 births, rank #925
2008: 185 births, rank #1,029
2009: 154 births, rank #1,173
2010: 137 births, rank #1,267
20112011: 143 births, rank #1,219
2012: 144 births, rank #1,226
2013: 136 births, rank #1,277
2014: 132 births, rank #1,321
2015: 128 births, rank #1,359
20162016: 117 births, rank #1,467
2017: 105 births, rank #1,554
2018: 121 births, rank #1,443
2019: 115 births, rank #1,485
2020: 105 births, rank #1,563
20212021: 99 births, rank #1,667
2022: 98 births, rank #1,720
2023: 118 births, rank #1,501
2024: 118 births, rank #1,510
20252025: 102 births, rank #1,644
Elvin rose from #960 to #927 for boys between 2005 and 2007. Its highest annual birth count came in 1927, with 392 births.