Elvin

English
"noble friend"

Elvin Origin and Meaning

The name Elvin is a boy's name of English origin meaning "noble friend".

Elvin had his peak in the 1920s — which was when jazz musician Elvin Jones was born — but parents are still using it for over 100 boys a year. That's less than Kelvin, but more than Delvin.

# 927 in the US

Elvin Rank in US Top 1000

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# 3027 on Nameberry

Elvin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

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Popularity of the name Elvin

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Famous People Named Elvin

  • Elvin Aliyev
    Azerbaijani professional footballer
  • Elvin Bale
    world,famous daredevil with Ringling Bros
  • Elvin Beqiri
    Albanian footballer
  • Elvin Bethea
    former American football defensive end
  • Elvin Bishop
    American blues and rock and roll musician and guitarist
  • Elvin J. Cassell
    American football coach in the United States
  • Elvin W. Crane
    American lawyer and Democratic party politician from New Jersey
  • Elvin Feltner
    American film producer, television broadcaster and telecommunications entrepreneur
  • Elvin Hayes
    retired American basketball player and radio analyst
  • Elvin R. Heiberg III
    United States Army general
  • Elvin Hutchison
    American football player and official
  • Elvin Jones
    jazz drummer of the post,bop era
  • Elvin A. Kabat
    American biomedical scientist
  • Elvin Kaneyev
    Russian professional football player
  • Elvin Mammadov
    Azerbaijani footballer
  • Elvin McCary
    American politician
  • Elvin Mesger
    holder of the American Bowling Congress record for 800,or,better series
  • Elvin Ng
    actor in the Mediacorp stable in Singapore
  • Elvin Nimrod
    politician from the island of Grenada
  • Elvin Papik
    26th head football coach for the Doane College Tigers located in Crete, Nebraska
  • Elvin Penner
    Belizean politician
  • Elvin Ramírez
    Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals
  • Elvin Santos
    Vice President of Honduras 2006–2008
  • Elvin C. Stakman
    American plant pathologist
  • Elvin Yunusov
    Azerbaijani football player

The name Elvin in Pop Culture

  • Elvin Tibideaux
    character from "The Cosby Show"
  • Elvin
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