Given name & surname
Elkin
“one who belongs to God”
Elkin is a variant of Elkanah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who belongs to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elkin is a variant of Elkanah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who belongs to God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elkin is a variant of Elkanah. An origin associated with Elkanah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elkin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 344
- 344 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,219 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +85%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,219 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 975 as a first name in 2020; 3,010 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elkin’s family of names
Elkin has a related form in Elkanah. In English usage, Elkin as a surname has an alternative spelling in ELKIND. In English usage, Elkin as a surname has a related form in ELKIND.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Elkin
- Elkin SotoColombian footballerborn 1980
- Elkin MurilloColombian footballerborn 1977
- Elkin Fernando Álvarez BoteroColombian Roman Catholic bishop (1968–2023)
- Elkin BlancoColombian footballerborn 1989
- Elkin CalleColombian footballerborn 1980
- Elkin RamírezColombian musician1962–2017
- Elkin SerranoColombian footballerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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