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Elyan

Boy

Meaning of Elyan: Welsh: 'noble'

Elyan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2524th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2524

51 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

383

First recorded 2000 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 11 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 11 babies2016: 15 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 17 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 26 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 41 babies2025: 51 babies
US babies named Elyan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 51.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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