Elgin

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A few things about Elgin you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Elgin

Elgin Baylor

American basketball player, coach, and executive (1934–2021)

Choose Elgin and your child shares a first name with Elgin Baylor, an American basketball player, coach, and executive. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Elgin, like who?” Elgin Baylor's Wikipedia article is available in 43 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 243,902 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Elgin, 7 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Elgin would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryElgin first shows up in US birth records in 1886, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 139 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1890, when it ranked #629. Today it's #9,714, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowElgin was 2.9× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 85,470 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 243,902.
• 🍂TrendElgin has slipped 4,263 places over the last five years and now sits at #9,714. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Elgin

Elgin is a boy name of English origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-gin”. US birth records list Elgin for boys from 1886 to 2025, in 129 of those 140 years. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked #629 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #9,714, with 7 babies.

Origin:English names