Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Elif

eh-LEEF · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Slender; the letter alif
Language
Arabic
Culture
Turkish/Arab
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · letter
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1763
2024 births114
Peak year2024
First appeared1977
Total US births1,429
2024 peak19771989200120122024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Elf
Alternate spellings
EliphElyf
In other languages
Elif (Turkish)Aleph (Arabic)

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