Elif

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Turkish

Meaning

Elif is a name that is most commonly given to females in Turkey, but is also popular in other countries such as the Netherlands. In Greece, it is associated with the name Nefeli. It originates from the Arabic word for the first letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet.

From Wikipedia

Elif first appears in the data in 2022 and has been recorded in 3 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 27 babies (rank #476 that year). In 2024 it was given to 27 girls (rank #476).

Numerology of Elif

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elif yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

72
Total babies (all years)
3
Years in the data
27
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
202225#527
202320#600
202427#476