Elif

“Slender, upright” — Turkish, from Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1915 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Elif reached its best rank, #1755, in 2024 and ranked #1915 in 2025. About 1,500 girls have carried it since 1977. Across the Northeast it runs about twice its national rate.

Around the world: #11 in Türkiye (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Elifs

Elif Şafak — Turkish writer (born 1971)
Elif Batuman — American writer and academic
Elif Jale Yeşilırmak — Turkish wrestler (born 1986)
Elif Şahin — Turkish volleyball player (born 2001)
Elif Demirezer — German singer

What Elifs become

Among 167 notable people named Elif:

Entertainers appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elif Demirezer, German singer.

Similar names: Leen · Elin · Inayah · Emaan · Ayda · Amyrah

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