The baby name Elgin appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 1989. It was most popular in 1919 with 37 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Elgin has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1913 | 8 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 18 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 35 |
| 1919 | 37 |
| 1920 | 35 |
| 1921 | 37 |
| 1922 | 17 |
| 1923 | 29 |
| 1924 | 20 |
| 1925 | 11 |
| 1926 | 10 |
| 1927 | 16 |
| 1928 | 15 |
| 1929 | 13 |
| 1930 | 23 |
| 1939 | 6 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1941 | 13 |
| 1942 | 7 |
| 1943 | 10 |
| 1944 | 9 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 27 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1952 | 5 |
| 1953 | 10 |
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1957 | 20 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1962 | 10 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1968 | 29 |
| 1969 | 22 |
| 1970 | 21 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 | 15 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1979 | 11 |
| 1987 | 12 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 10 |