The baby name Elgin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EL-gin, IPA: /ˈɛlɡɪn/.
Elgin is Scottish in Origin.
The baby name Elgin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EL-gin, IPA: /ˈɛlɡɪn/.
Elgin is Scottish in Origin.
Elgin is a Scottish toponymic given name and surname, taken from the cathedral town in Moray. The place-name, recorded as Elgin and Helgyn in medieval charters, likely preserves a Pictish or early Gaelic root now obscure; as a personal name it effectively means “from Elgin” or “of Elgin.” In English it is usually pronounced EL-gin (hard g).
Used as a first name since the 19th century in Scotland and the wider Anglophone world, Elgin gained visibility through the Scottish title Earl of Elgin and, in North America, via the Elgin National Watch Company. It peaked in the United States around the 1900s–1930s and is uncommon today, lending a vintage, place-evocative charm. Variant spellings and pet forms include Elgyn and Elgie; a rare feminine elaboration Elgina appears occasionally. Welsh Elgan is unrelated but sometimes associated by sound.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 1,400 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #275 | 8 | 11,010 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2018 | #327 | 5 | 2,587 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #400 | 9 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #465 | 10 | 7,625 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 10 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #618 | 5 | 9,244 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #640 | 58 | 17,960 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #822 | 17 | 4,949 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #865 | 14 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #872 | 10 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #883 | 10 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #923 | 29 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,093 | 86 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,101 | 11 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,163 | 49 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,593 | 22 | 28,008 |
Elgin is popular in 45 countries — most recent births per country:
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