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Elian

Boy

Meaning of Elian: Greek: 'sun'

Elian is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 155th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1025th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#155

2,457 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1025

29 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,380

First recorded 1988 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 583 babies20002001: 271 babies2002: 206 babies2003: 179 babies2004: 207 babies2005: 213 babies2006: 189 babies2007: 238 babies2008: 267 babies2009: 247 babies2010: 273 babies20102011: 202 babies2012: 258 babies2013: 312 babies2014: 362 babies2015: 365 babies2016: 450 babies2017: 486 babies2018: 776 babies2019: 883 babies2020: 886 babies20202021: 890 babies2022: 1,139 babies2023: 1,494 babies2024: 1,507 babies2025: 2,457 babies
US babies named Elian per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,457.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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