Elam
Elam was the 2213th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 762nd; the most babies were born in 2015 (144). Over the last ten years it has moved down 956 places. More babies were named Elam in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,213 boys, down 517 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015144 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,940babies recorded
Elam popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,213 | 64 |
| 2020 | #1,696 | 92 |
| 2010 | #2,022 | 68 |
| 2000 | #2,690 | 34 |
| 1990 | #2,891 | 22 |
| 1980 | #2,564 | 19 |
| 1970 | #3,131 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,160 | 8 |
| 1950 | #2,051 | 14 |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,833 | 9 |
| 1920 | #1,659 | 22 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #847 | 6 |
How popular is Elam, counting every spelling?
Elam has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elam?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elam (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elam born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elam.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elam?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Elam are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 30. That makes Elam mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elam by state
How common Elam was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (8.1×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Elam
How popular is the name Elam?
Elam was the 2213th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 762nd; the most babies were born in 2015 (144). Over the last ten years it has moved down 956 places. More babies were named Elam in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Elam a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elam in the US.
Where is Elam most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elam was most common in Pennsylvania (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Indiana.