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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Elgin

Used in both girl and boy records

Elgin appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Elgin by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDElgin as a girl’s nameUS records 1915–1932
#30671girl rank1927peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDElgin as a boy’s nameUS records 1886–2024
#1854boy rank1927peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Elgin in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19279 uses#328519271915–19327 listed years
Boy192069 uses#62918901886–2020124 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.