Elan Boy
How popular is Elan?
#2,480 boy name in 2025
54 baby boys were named Elan in the US in 2025, making it the 2480th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Elan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,480 for boys (▲ 157 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 54 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,453 in 2015, #1,922 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (136 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,264 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1963 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 90% boys, 10% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elon family of names ranked #1,145 for boys in 2025 (#965 the year before), with 153 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elon | 90 | 59% |
| Elan | 54 | 35% |
| Elean | 9 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Elan is most popular
Babies named Elan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Elan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50 | #2,199 |
| 1970s | 201 | #1,598 |
| 1980s | 394 | #1,418 |
| 1990s | 441 | #1,748 |
| 2000s | 794 | #1,464 |
| 2010s | 1,234 | #1,264 |
| 2020s | 419 | #1,710 |
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Questions
- Is Elan a boy or girl name?
- Elan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Elan were boys.
- How popular is the name Elan?
- 54 baby boys were named Elan in the US in 2025, making it the 2480th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Elan most popular?
- Elan peaked in 2011, when 136 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,264 in 2011.
- How many people are named Elan?
- 4,331 babies have been named Elan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,234 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Elan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elan was most common in New York, at 0.1 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.