Elan
Elan was the 2490th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1266th with 136 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,035 places. More babies were named Elan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,490 boys, down 563 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- 11% girls, 89% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011136 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,331babies recorded
Elan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,556 | #2,490 | 5 | 54 |
| 2020 | #13,909 | #1,927 | 6 | 76 |
| 2010 | #5,290 | #1,496 | 26 | 109 |
| 2000 | #4,835 | #1,901 | 24 | 55 |
| 1990 | #4,919 | #1,982 | 19 | 38 |
| 1980 | #4,574 | #1,976 | 16 | 28 |
| 1970 | #3,921 | #2,014 | 15 | 20 |
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How popular is Elan, counting every spelling?
Elan is a spelling of Elon, a name family that ranked #1,263 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,490 for Elan on its own. Together these spellings went to 144 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elon | 90 | #1,780 | 801 |
| Elan | 54 | #2,490 | 343 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Elan?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elan 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elan?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Elan are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 30. That makes Elan 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.
Elan by state
How common Elan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.9×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elan
How popular is the name Elan?
Elan was the 2490th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1266th with 136 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,035 places. More babies were named Elan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Elan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 11% girls, 89% boys given the name Elan in the US.
Where is Elan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elan was most common in New York (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.