Elif: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “slender, tall; also first letter alif”
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- eh-LEEF · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Elif is a very common Turkish feminine name from the name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, alif. In Turkish naming it is often associated with slimness or graceful tallness.
How popular is Elif?
Babies named Elif in 2024114
2024 rank#1,767 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,429
Elif is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Elif
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Elif questions
What does the name Elif mean?
Elif means "slender, tall; also first letter alif". It comes from Arabic. Elif is a very common Turkish feminine name from the name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, alif. In Turkish naming it is often associated with slimness or graceful tallness.
Is Elif a boy or girl name?
Elif is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Elif?
114 US babies were named Elif in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Elif?
Elif is usually pronounced eh-LEEF.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.