Is Ellin a boy or girl name?

Ellin is a girl’s name. Of the 579 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ellin

Recorded 1918–2023 · United States

Ellin was most popular in 1948, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,673 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 579 people named Ellin.

Ellin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ellin’s peak in 1948. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ellin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ellin is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 579 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ellin

Where Ellin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 12.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org