Elvin

“Variant of Alvin — Elf friend” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1647 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Elvin holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1647 in 2025). About 21,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 540 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 1,900 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 6,900 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Elvins

Elvin Jones — American jazz drummer (1927–2004)
Elvin Hayes — American basketball player
Elvin Bishop — American musician
Elvin Mammadov — football player
Elvin Beqiri — Albanian footballer

In stories & tradition

Elvin Cartman — South Park

What Elvins become

Among 120 notable people named Elvin:

Military figures appear 2.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elvin Ragnvald Heiberg, American military officer.

Similar names: Alvin · Wallace · Elvis · Everette · Ervin · Elton

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