Given name & surname
Elvine
“a friend of the elves”
Elvine is a variant of Elvin. One English interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elvine is a variant of Elvin. One English interpretation is “a friend of the elves.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elvine is a variant of Elvin. An origin associated with Elvin is English. Elvine is a variant of Elvia. An origin associated with Elvia is Irish.
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
Elvine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 0 boys · 20 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 10 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 girls is 5 in 1920. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 141 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.
Elvine’s family of names
Elvine has a related form in Elvia. Elvine has a related form in Elvin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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