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Elon

Boy

Meaning of Elon: Hebrew: 'oak tree'

Elon 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 — 1782nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1782

90 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1000

30 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,633

First recorded 1885 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 29 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 36 babies1987: 58 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 25 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 33 babies1995: 27 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 34 babies1999: 35 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 48 babies2002: 34 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 32 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 47 babies2007: 44 babies2008: 50 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 50 babies20102011: 47 babies2012: 47 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 98 babies2015: 97 babies2016: 147 babies2017: 195 babies2018: 222 babies2019: 182 babies2020: 194 babies20202021: 239 babies2022: 196 babies2023: 124 babies2024: 157 babies2025: 90 babies
US babies named Elon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 239.

Gender split

86% boys · 14% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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