Masculine dossier · first seen 1886

Elgin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elgin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1920

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1886Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

85.5%

2024

All-time

3,952

Elgin is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 69 boys were named Elgin.

In 2024, only 10 boys were given the name.

Down 85.5% from its peak.

All told, about 3,952 Americans have been named Elgin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1886.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1920

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