Is Elyn a boy or girl name?

Elyn is a girl’s name. Of the 579 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.1% were girls and 1.9% were boys.

Elyn

Recorded 1945–2024 · United States

Elyn was most popular in 2010, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,618 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 579 people named Elyn.

Elyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elyn’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elyn is a girl’s name — 98.1% of the 579 Americans given it were girls and 1.9% 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.

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