Elvin
Meaning and origin
Variant of Alvin.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Elvin (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Elvin has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2012. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | 18 |
| 2003 | – | 23 |
| 2004 | – | 36 |
| 2005 | – | 41 |
| 2006 | – | 39 |
| 2007 | – | 51 |
| 2008 | – | 56 |
| 2009 | – | 71 |
| 2010 | – | 106 |
| 2011 | – | 129 |
| 2012 | – | 167 |
| 2013 | 2 | 164 |
| 2014 | 4 | 161 |
| 2015 | 3 | 111 |
| 2016 | – | 143 |
| 2017 | 2 | 159 |
| 2018 | 3 | 123 |
| 2019 | 2 | 148 |
| 2020 | – | 135 |
| 2021 | – | 116 |
| 2022 | – | 94 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 116 |
| 2000 | – | 124 |
| 2001 | – | 127 |
| 2002 | – | 145 |
| 2003 | – | 169 |
| 2004 | – | 205 |
| 2005 | – | 245 |
| 2006 | – | 282 |
| 2007 | – | 330 |
| 2008 | – | 386 |
| 2009 | – | 459 |
| 2010 | – | 571 |
| 2011 | – | 701 |
| 2012 | – | 872 |
| 2013 | 11 | 1,040 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1,200 |
| 2015 | 17 | 1,305 |
| 2016 | 18 | 1,451 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1,611 |
| 2018 | 23 | 1,737 |
| 2019 | 27 | 1,890 |
| 2020 | 30 | 2,025 |
Elvin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Elvin.Hi! My name is Elvin.
- Elvin bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Elvin lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Elvin kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Elvin is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Elvins mamma är lärare.Elvin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Elvins mamma is Elvin's mum.
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Questions about Elvin
How do you pronounce Elvin in Swedish?
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What does the name Elvin mean?
Variant of Alvin.
How popular is Elvin in Sweden?
94 babies were named Elvin in 2022. In 2020, 2,055 people in Sweden had Elvin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2012 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.