Boy Elgin Elgin means: high-minded; little Ireland. Elgin Name Origin: Gaelic Pronunciation: e-lgin, el-gin Share your thoughts about Elgin Share Popularity Alternatives Infographic of Elgin name meaning, which is high-minded; little Ireland Ask your friends & family about Elgin… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Elgin Name Popularity How popular is the name Elgin? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 0 0% 1911 — 0 0% 1912 896 6 0.0012% 1913 893 8 0.0014% 1914 1,260 5 0.0007% 1915 958 15 0.0017% 1916 897 18 0.0019% 1917 1,174 9 0.0009% 1918 933 21 0.002% 1919 859 27 0.0026% 1920 858 29 0.0026% 1921 888 27 0.0024% 1922 1,031 17 0.0015% 1923 918 24 0.0021% 1924 1,071 15 0.0013% 1925 1,171 11 0.001% 1926 1,227 10 0.0009% 1927 1,067 16 0.0014% 1928 1,090 15 0.0014% 1929 1,102 13 0.0013% 1930 1,100 13 0.0012% 1931 — 0 0% 1932 1,496 5 0.0005% 1933 1,352 5 0.0005% 1934 — 0 0% 1935 1,224 7 0.0007% 1936 1,338 5 0.0005% 1937 — 0 0% 1938 1,301 5 0.0005% 1939 1,262 6 0.0006% 1940 1,247 6 0.0006% 1941 1,000 13 0.0012% 1942 1,232 7 0.0006% 1943 1,161 10 0.0008% 1944 1,134 9 0.0007% 1945 — 0 0% 1946 1,384 5 0.0003% 1947 1,255 9 0.0005% 1948 — 0 0% 1949 1,531 5 0.0003% 1950 1,247 9 0.0006% 1951 — 0 0% 1952 1,136 12 0.0007% 1953 1,487 5 0.0003% 1954 1,585 5 0.0003% 1955 — 0 0% 1956 — 0 0% 1957 1,279 10 0.0005% 1958 — 0 0% 1959 — 0 0% 1960 — 0 0% 1961 1,394 7 0.0004% 1962 1,094 16 0.0009% 1963 1,432 6 0.0003% 1964 1,456 6 0.0003% 1965 1,219 11 0.0007% 1966 1,193 11 0.0007% 1967 1,035 17 0.0011% 1968 1,023 19 0.0013% 1969 978 27 0.0018% 1970 1,019 27 0.0017% 1971 1,425 9 0.0006% 1972 1,288 12 0.0009% 1973 1,730 5 0.0004% 1974 — 0 0% 1975 1,872 5 0.0004% 1976 — 0 0% 1977 1,489 11 0.0008% 1978 1,693 6 0.0004% 1979 1,360 16 0.0011% 1980 — 0 0% 1981 2,117 5 0.0003% 1982 — 0 0% 1983 1,937 5 0.0003% 1984 2,063 5 0.0003% 1985 — 0 0% 1986 — 0 0% 1987 1,430 18 0.0012% 1988 2,383 5 0.0003% 1989 2,510 5 0.0003% 1990 2,364 6 0.0004% 1991 2,609 5 0.0003% 1992 — 0 0% 1993 2,489 5 0.0003% 1994 — 0 0% 1995 — 0 0% 1996 — 0 0% 1997 — 0 0% 1998 — 0 0% 1999 — 0 0% 2000 — 0 0% 2001 — 0 0% 2002 — 0 0% 2003 — 0 0% 2004 2,355 10 0.0007% 2005 2,280 11 0.0007% 2006 — 0 0% 2007 — 0 0% 2008 — 0 0% 2009 — 0 0% 2010 — 0 0% 2011 — 0 0% 2012 2,739 6 0.0004% 2013 — 0 0% 2014 — 0 0% 2015 — 0 0% 2016 — 0 0% 2017 — 0 0% 2018 — 0 0% 2019 — 0 0% 2020 — 0 0% 2021 — 0 0% 2022 — 0 0% Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) California (CA) District of Columbia (DC) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Illinois (IL) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Michigan (MI) North Carolina (NC) Nebraska (NE) New Jersey (NJ) New York (NY) Oklahoma (OK) South Carolina (SC) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Virginia (VA) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Elgin If you like Elgin, you’ll love these other names like Elgin. What names are variants of Elgin? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Elgin. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Eilgin High-minded; little Ireland Gaelic Eilginn High-minded; little Ireland Gaelic Elgine High-minded; little Ireland Gaelic Eljin High-minded; little Ireland Gaelic What names sound like Elgin? If you like how Elgin sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Elgin. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Elchana God is gracious Hebrew Elkana God has purchased Hebrew Elkanah God has purchased Hebrew Wilkins Son of little Will English Share your thoughts on the name Elgin Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. All fields are required *Name * Email * Your Thoughts * Δ Search Baby Names Quick Search Search Go Advanced Search Name Starts With Ends With Gender Any Boys Girls Only show unisex names Current Popularity [U.S.] Any More Popular Less Popular Origin Select origin… English Latin Hebrew Greek German Irish French American Spanish Arabic Aboriginal African American Ancient Anglo-Saxon Arabic Aramaic Armenian Arthurian Legend Asian Aztec (Nahuatl) Bulgarian Celtic Chinese Danish Dutch Egyptian English European French Gaelic German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Indian (Sanskrit) Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Latin Modern Native American Persian Polish Polynesian Portuguese Russian Scandinavian Scottish Slavic Spanish Turkish Unknown Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish Meaning Number of Letters Min Max Syllables [BETA] Min Max Search Baby Names