Elif Popularity

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Region

Rising

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1031
1997	#1126
1998	#1259
1999	#985
2000	#897
2001	#992
2002	#1032
2003	#1176
2004	#1106
2005	#1012
2006	#753
2007	#854
2008	#779
2009	#795
2010	#910
2011	#629
2012	#647
2013	#784
2014	#608
2015	#517
2016	#573
2017	#616
2018	#641
2019	#532
2020	#655
2021	#812
2022	#729
2023	#754
2024	#686

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #369 in Norway in 2024.

Elif's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#686	55	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	female	#754	47	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	female	#729	50	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#812	44	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	female	#655	57	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	female	#532	76	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#641	63	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#616	68	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#573	73	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	female	#517	83	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#608	67	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#784	49	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#647	64	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#629	64	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#910	38	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#795	44	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#779	44	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#854	37	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	female	#753	41	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	female	#1012	25	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	female	#1106	21	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#1176	19	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	female	#1032	21	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	female	#992	21	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	female	#897	24	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	female	#985	21	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	female	#1259	15	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	female	#1126	17	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	female	#1031	19	High	Demonstration data
2025	Norway	female	#396	7	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	female	#369	8	High	Demonstration data
2023	Norway	female	#437	6	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#727	4	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#883	3	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#896	3	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#876	3	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#937	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	female	#790	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.