Elian
Elian is ranked 237th among boys in 2024 (1,495 births). Its best rank was 235th, in 2023.
- Rank in 2024
- #237down 2 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 1,4950.09% of boys
- Peak year
- 20241,495 births
- Best rank
- #235in 2023
- Since 1996
- 12,815people given the name
The story in the numbers
12,815 boys have been named Elian in the United States since 1996, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,495 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2019, and the 2020s alone account for 46%. It has spent 25 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Elian was the 237th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Elian
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Axellpeak 2021
- Cypresspeak 2024
- Colesonpeak 2024
- Baylorpeak 2024
- Damirpeak 2024
- Dakaripeak 2020
- Truthpeak 2021
- Anakinpeak 2023
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.