Elif

Meaning and origin of Elif

Popularity of Elif in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2015.
• Over recent years, Elif has been falling (−4.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Elif every 20 schools.

Elif in English-speaking countries

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  711^th girls’ name156 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,922−2.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  842^nd girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,769

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,916^th girls’ name306 babies in 3 years1 girl in 15,791+9.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,947^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 25,750

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Elif and Élif are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Élif10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Elif

• Ela
• Esma
• Aylin
• Esra
• Asel
• Melek
• Ayline
• Efnan
• Sena
• Zeynep
• Zeyneb
• Ayla