Elif
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning the name of the first letter of the arabic alphabet.
Elif by the numbers
In 2025, 54 babies in England and Wales were named Elif. In the US, 68 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 75 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elif. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
- Elinbright, shining; related to Helen40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias or Ellis119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elimplace of palm trees; biblical place name10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elizgod is my oath; a form of Elizabeth9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elaf31 in England and Wales (2025)
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