Elon Boy
How popular is Elon?
#1,778 boy name in 2025
90 baby boys were named Elon in the US in 2025, making it the 1778th most popular boy name.
Elon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,778 for boys (▼ 522 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 90 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,703 in 2015, #1,058 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (234 boys) |
| Highest rank | #935 in 1885 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elon 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 Elon is most popular
Babies named Elon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (85 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (76 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (128 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Elon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #935 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,034 |
| 1910s | 94 | #1,694 |
| 1920s | 113 | #1,894 |
| 1930s | 48 | #1,929 |
| 1940s | 49 | #1,987 |
| 1950s | 43 | #2,968 |
| 1960s | 42 | #2,408 |
| 1970s | 117 | #2,008 |
| 1980s | 196 | #1,398 |
| 1990s | 152 | #2,946 |
| 2000s | 222 | #2,983 |
| 2010s | 1,045 | #942 |
| 2020s | 990 | #957 |
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Questions
- Is Elon a boy or girl name?
- Elon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Elon were boys.
- How popular is the name Elon?
- 90 baby boys were named Elon in the US in 2025, making it the 1778th most popular boy name.
- When was Elon most popular?
- Elon peaked in 2021, when 234 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #935 in 1885.
- How many people are named Elon?
- 3,633 babies have been named Elon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,195 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Elon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elon was most common in Florida, at 0.2 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.