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Elif

“Slender, upright” — Turkish, from Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1911 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Elif has appeared in US records since 1977 — best rank #1753 (2024) · 1,534 babies named Elif all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

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 165 notable people named Elif:

Entertainers appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elif Demirezer, German singer.

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