Elian Boy
How popular is Elian?
#147 boy name in 2025
2,448 baby boys were named Elian in the US in 2025, making it the 147th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Elian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #147 for boys (▲ 90 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,448 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+571% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #687 in 2015, #355 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (2,448 boys) |
| Highest rank | #147 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1996 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elian family of names ranked #147 for boys in 2025 (#230 the year before), with 2,646 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elian | 2,448 | 93% |
| Elyon | 64 | 2% |
| Elyan | 51 | 2% |
| Elion | 54 | 2% |
| Ellian | 23 | 1% |
| Ellion | 6 | 0% |
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 Elian is most popular
Babies named Elian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 2.7 per 1,000 (90 boys)
- Arizona: 2.1 per 1,000 (336 boys)
- Texas: 1.9 per 1,000 (1,651 boys)
- Colorado: 1.7 per 1,000 (219 boys)
- Rhode Island: 1.4 per 1,000 (23 boys)
Elian by decade
Boy names about as popular as Elian
Questions
- Is Elian a boy or girl name?
- Elian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Elian were boys.
- How popular is the name Elian?
- 2,448 baby boys were named Elian in the US in 2025, making it the 147th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Elian most popular?
- Elian peaked in 2025, when 2,448 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #147 in 2025.
- How many people are named Elian?
- 15,380 babies have been named Elian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 15,290 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Elian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elian was most common in New Mexico, at 2.7 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.