How popular is the name Elif?

1,534 US babies were named Elif between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2024.

What careers are people named Elif over-represented in?

Among notable women who are TV presenters, Elifs show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Elif

Q: How common is the spelling Elif?

The most common spelling: 88% of Elifs use it.

Elif. 1,534 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Elifs are 1.9× over-represented as TV presenters.

Play Elif's story Compare with a friend

What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2024

1,534 US babies were named Elif between 1940 and 2025.

Elif around the world

Belgium: 1,642 babies since 1995, peak 2015, No. 179 in 2025
Sweden: 366 babies since 1998, peak 2015, No. 372 in 2022
Norway: 21 babies since 1945, peak 2024, No. 390 in 2025
France: 5,275 babies since 1900, peak 2015, No. 399 in 2025
England & Wales: 1,321 babies since 1996, peak 2015, No. 684 in 2025
Scotland: 22 babies since 1974, peak 2021, No. 790 in 2024

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Elifs end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.3×	Medium · 15 people
Footballer	1.2×	Low · 7 people
Journalist	1.4×	Low · 7 people
TV presenter	1.9×	Low · 7 people

Among notable women who are TV presenters, Elifs show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 88% of Elifs use it

Elif 88%
Elaf 12%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2024)