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Elan

Boy

Meaning of Elan: Hebrew: 'oak tree'

Elan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2285th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2285

59 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,331

First recorded 1963 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 38 babies1982: 51 babies1983: 42 babies1984: 84 babies1985: 41 babies1986: 72 babies1987: 65 babies1988: 60 babies1989: 70 babies1990: 57 babies19901991: 46 babies1992: 58 babies1993: 55 babies1994: 60 babies1995: 59 babies1996: 58 babies1997: 61 babies1998: 71 babies1999: 70 babies2000: 79 babies20002001: 83 babies2002: 84 babies2003: 99 babies2004: 86 babies2005: 87 babies2006: 83 babies2007: 119 babies2008: 109 babies2009: 100 babies2010: 135 babies20102011: 152 babies2012: 153 babies2013: 150 babies2014: 149 babies2015: 134 babies2016: 142 babies2017: 142 babies2018: 130 babies2019: 125 babies2020: 82 babies20202021: 103 babies2022: 91 babies2023: 73 babies2024: 58 babies2025: 59 babies
US babies named Elan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 153.

Gender split

82% boys · 18% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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