Elaf
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Elaf is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “security, familiarity”. In 2025 it ranked 1,135th for girls in the UK (31 babies) and 4,171st for girls in the US (34 babies).
What does Elaf mean?
Arabic: from Arabic ilaf
“security, familiarity”
The word ilaf opens Surah Quraysh in the Qur'an, referring to the protected trade journeys of the Quraysh.
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Is Elaf a girl's or a boy's name?
Elaf is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 girls in the UK and 34 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elaf in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,135among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 9,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 109% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 31 girls in the UK were named Elaf, making it the 1,135th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th.
2025 had the most girls named Elaf of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Elaf in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 44 girls in the UK were given Elaf or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #796, up from #1,135 for this spelling alone.
- Elaf 31
- Elaaf 13
In 2024, 74% of the babies named Elaf in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,079th in England and Wales.
Elaf in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #1,135 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
How popular is Elaf in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,171among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 47,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 103% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the US were named Elaf, making it the 4,171st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. It first appears in the records in 2009.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Elaf of any year since it first appeared, in 2009.
Half of all the girls named Elaf in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elaf in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4,171 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5,297 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
Names like Elaf
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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