Given name
Elven
“a friend of the elves”
Elven is a variant of Elvin. One English interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elven is a variant of Elvin. One English interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elven is a variant of Elvin. An origin associated with Elvin is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elven through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 464
- 464 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 262 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Elven
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Elven, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Elden
“an old friend”
>99% boys
Olen
“filled with happiness”
>99% boys
Elwyn
“a friend of the elves”
81% boys · 19% girls
Elson
“from the nobleman's town”
>99% boys
Elton
“a spontaneous woman” · “from the old town”
99% boys · 1% girls
Ervin
“friend of the sea”
>99% boys
Elwin
“a friend of the elves”
>99% boys
Elroy
“a red-haired young man” · “a king”
>99% boys