Elif

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning the name of the first letter of the arabic alphabet.

Babies a year
54
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#684
54 babies · up from #686

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.

Names about as common as Elif

SakuraShriyaMinervaBerlinKelisKynnediHavanaVesper

Nobody has voted on Elif yet

Elif needs five head-to-heads before it appears in the rankings.

Start with names like this one