Elon
Elon was the 1780th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 90 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 943rd; the most babies were born in 2021 (234). Over the last ten years it has moved down 73 places. More babies were named Elon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,780 boys, down 720 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 90boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021234 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,633babies recorded
Elon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #1,780 | — | 90 |
| 2020 | #15,806 | #1,060 | 5 | 189 |
| 2010 | #6,727 | #3,483 | 19 | 31 |
| 2000 | #8,749 | #4,448 | 11 | 17 |
| 1990 | #10,546 | #3,356 | 7 | 18 |
| 1980 | — | #3,148 | — | 14 |
| 1970 | — | #2,777 | — | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,430 | #3,429 | 7 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | #2,725 | — | 8 |
| 1930 | — | #3,106 | — | 8 |
| 1920 | #4,548 | #2,829 | 6 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Elon, counting every spelling?
Elon is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,263 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,780 for Elon 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 Elon?
90 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elon (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elon 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 93 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elon?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Elon are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Elon a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Elon by state
How common Elon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×), New York (1.9×), California (1.5×), New Jersey (1.5×). In 30 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 Elon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elon
How popular is the name Elon?
Elon was the 1780th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 90 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 943rd; the most babies were born in 2021 (234). Over the last ten years it has moved down 73 places. More babies were named Elon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Elon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elon in the US.
Where is Elon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elon was most common in Florida (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.