Elam Boy
How popular is Elam?
#2,207 boy name in 2025
64 baby boys were named Elam in the US in 2025, making it the 2207th most popular boy name.
2,400living people named Elam (est.)
14median age of people named Elam
2,940babies named Elam since 1880
1 in 51,802US babies born in 2025
Elam popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,207 for boys (▲ 3 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 64 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,252 in 2015, #1,694 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (144 boys) |
| Highest rank | #743 in 1898 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Elam is most popular
Babies named Elam per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.3 per 1,000 (90 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Elam by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | #798 |
| 1890s | 20 | #743 |
| 1900s | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1910s | 111 | #1,386 |
| 1920s | 154 | #1,642 |
| 1930s | 84 | #1,913 |
| 1940s | 110 | #1,758 |
| 1950s | 101 | #2,018 |
| 1960s | 87 | #2,321 |
| 1970s | 128 | #2,375 |
| 1980s | 157 | #2,158 |
| 1990s | 209 | #2,527 |
| 2000s | 354 | #2,485 |
| 2010s | 930 | #1,252 |
| 2020s | 452 | #1,688 |
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Questions
- Is Elam a boy or girl name?
- Elam is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elam were boys.
- How popular is the name Elam?
- 64 baby boys were named Elam in the US in 2025, making it the 2207th most popular boy name.
- When was Elam most popular?
- Elam peaked in 2015, when 144 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #743 in 1898.
- How many people are named Elam?
- 2,940 babies have been named Elam in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,400 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Elam most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elam was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.